COV-4816 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the Calcutta SD12 handstamp in red. INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre par Malle de Madras pour Bordeaux via Marseille en 1845 - A étudier - S 1356

How scarce is the Calcutta SD12 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD12 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1851.

When was COV-4816 posted?

COV-4816 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD12 (1837–1851).

COV-4816

1845 Calcutta SD12 Cover

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1845 Calcutta SD12 pre stamp cover — COV-4816

Calcutta SD12 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4816)

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Date

1845

Description

INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre par Malle de Madras pour Bordeaux via Marseille en 1845 - A étudier - S 1356

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2608206662

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4816 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Calcutta SD12 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre par Malle de Madras pour Bordeaux via Marseille en 1845 - A étudier - S 1356

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2608206662.

2 images of COV-4816 are recorded; the Calcutta SD12 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1851.

Questions about COV-4816

What is COV-4816?: COV-4816 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the Calcutta SD12 handstamp in red. INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre par Malle de Madras pour Bordeaux via Marseille en 1845 - A étudier - S 1356
How scarce is the Calcutta SD12 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD12 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1851.
What is the provenance of COV-4816?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2608206662.
When was COV-4816 posted?: COV-4816 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD12 (1837–1851).

About this record

This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD12 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 26 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2608206662.