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Date
1838
Description
Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD14 handstamp in Red. Dated 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 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.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-4250 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1838 bearing the Calcutta SD14 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?
Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD14 handstamp in Red. Dated 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4250 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD14 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1855.
Questions about COV-4250
- What is COV-4250?
- COV-4250 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1838, bearing the Calcutta SD14 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD14 handstamp in Red. Dated 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD14 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD14 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1855.
- When was COV-4250 posted?
- COV-4250 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD14 (1838–1855).
About this record
This 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD14 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.