How scarce is the Calcutta SD16 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD16 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1846.

When was COV-5405 posted?

COV-5405 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16 (1838–1846).

COV-5405

1841 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1841, Calcutta SD16 handstruck folded letter (COV-5405)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Grosvenor Auctions

Date

1841

Description

India: Covers and Cancellations: 1841 (Mar. 11) forwarded cover to Bath bearing G.B. 1841 1d. red tied Maltese Cross, with boxed “INDIA” on front and boxed “CALCUTTA STEAMER” on reverse. Photo.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 877

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5405 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Calcutta SD16 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 877.

1 image of COV-5405 is recorded; the Calcutta SD16 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1846.

Questions about COV-5405

What is COV-5405?: COV-5405 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1841, bearing the Calcutta SD16 handstamp in red. India: Covers and Cancellations: 1841 (Mar. 11) forwarded cover to Bath bearing G.B. 1841 1d. red tied Maltese Cross, with boxed “INDIA” on front and boxed “CALCUTTA STEAMER” on reverse. Photo.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD16 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD16 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1846.
What is the provenance of COV-5405?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 877.
When was COV-5405 posted?: COV-5405 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16 (1838–1846).

About this record

This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD16 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 877.