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.

When was COV-5483 posted?

COV-5483 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD11 (1837–1855).

COV-5483

1841 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1841, Calcutta SD11 handstruck folded letter (COV-5483)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD11, scan 2 (COV-5483)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD11, scan 3 (COV-5483)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1841

Description

India 1830 postal history folded letter with handstruck postage from Calcutta to London, redirected to Edinburgh. Features boxed 'Calcutta G.P.O.' and transit marks, redirection charges applied.

Auction

Sephils

752, Lot 0099, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5483 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1841 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 1830 postal history folded letter with handstruck postage from Calcutta to London, redirected to Edinburgh. Features boxed 'Calcutta G.P.O.' and transit marks, redirection charges applied.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 752 lot 0099 (2026).

3 images of COV-5483 are recorded; the Calcutta SD11 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1855.

Questions about COV-5483

What is COV-5483?: COV-5483 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1841, bearing the Calcutta SD11 handstamp in black. India 1830 postal history folded letter with handstruck postage from Calcutta to London, redirected to Edinburgh. Features boxed 'Calcutta G.P.O.' and transit marks, redirection charges applied.
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-5483?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 752 lot 0099 (2026).
When was COV-5483 posted?: COV-5483 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD11 (1837–1855).

About this record

This 1841 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 0099, (2026).