COV-4739 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1840, bearing the Calcutta SD13 handstamp in red. Lettre de calcutta le 15/12/1840 à bord du navire Petite Nancy + au verso la RARE MARQUE du décompte postal. TB Suite

How scarce is the Calcutta SD13 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD13 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1853.

When was COV-4739 posted?

COV-4739 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD13 (1837–1853).

COV-4739

1840 Calcutta Cover

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← COV-4733 COV-4812 →

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1840, Calcutta SD13 handstruck folded letter (COV-4739)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD13, scan 2 (COV-4739)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD13, scan 3 (COV-4739)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe

Date

1840

Description

Lettre de calcutta le 15/12/1840 à bord du navire Petite Nancy + au verso la RARE MARQUE du décompte postal. TB Suite

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2489358638

Same office

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-4739 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1840 bearing the Calcutta SD13 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?

Lettre de calcutta le 15/12/1840 à bord du navire Petite Nancy + au verso la RARE MARQUE du décompte postal. TB Suite

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2489358638.

3 images of COV-4739 are recorded; the Calcutta SD13 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.

Questions about COV-4739

What is COV-4739?: COV-4739 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1840, bearing the Calcutta SD13 handstamp in red. Lettre de calcutta le 15/12/1840 à bord du navire Petite Nancy + au verso la RARE MARQUE du décompte postal. TB Suite
How scarce is the Calcutta SD13 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD13 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1853.
What is the provenance of COV-4739?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2489358638.
When was COV-4739 posted?: COV-4739 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD13 (1837–1853).

About this record

This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD13 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2489358638.