COV-5481 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2026, bearing the Calcutta SD11 handstamp in black. India 1846 postal history letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, routed through Marseilles. Features 'INDIA' handstamp in red, ship letter despatch, and transit marks.

How scarce is the Calcutta SD11 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1855.

COV-5481

Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD11 handstruck folded letter (COV-5481)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD11, scan 2 (COV-5481)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD11, scan 3 (COV-5481)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Description

India 1846 postal history letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, routed through Marseilles. Features 'INDIA' handstamp in red, ship letter despatch, and transit marks.

Auction

Sephils

752, Lot 0094, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5481 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2026 bearing the Calcutta SD11 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1846 postal history letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, routed through Marseilles. Features 'INDIA' handstamp in red, ship letter despatch, and transit marks.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 752 lot 0094 (2026).

3 images of COV-5481 are recorded; the Calcutta SD11 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1855.

Questions about COV-5481

What is COV-5481?: COV-5481 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2026, bearing the Calcutta SD11 handstamp in black. India 1846 postal history letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, routed through Marseilles. Features 'INDIA' handstamp in red, ship letter despatch, and transit marks.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD11 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1855.
What is the provenance of COV-5481?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 752 lot 0094 (2026).

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD11 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 752, lot 0094, (2026).