COV-3727 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 3 July 1850, bearing the Calcutta SD16a handstamp in red. India 1850 cover from Calcutta to Wrexham, Wales, featuring rare broken INDI marking, carried by P&O Steamer Haddington via Southampton. Includes GPO July 2 receipt stamp.

How scarce is the Calcutta SD16a mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD16a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1851.

When was COV-3727 posted?

COV-3727 is dated 3 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16a (1846–1851).

COV-3727

3 July 1850 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 3 July 1850, Calcutta SD16a handstruck folded letter (COV-3727)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD16a, scan 2 (COV-3727)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD16a, scan 3 (COV-3727)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

3 July 1850

Description

India 1850 cover from Calcutta to Wrexham, Wales, featuring rare broken INDI marking, carried by P&O Steamer Haddington via Southampton. Includes GPO July 2 receipt stamp.

Auction

Sephils

492, Lot 0079, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3727 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 3 July 1850 bearing the Calcutta SD16a 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?

India 1850 cover from Calcutta to Wrexham, Wales, featuring rare broken INDI marking, carried by P&O Steamer Haddington via Southampton. Includes GPO July 2 receipt stamp.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 492 lot 0079 (2026).

3 images of COV-3727 are recorded; the Calcutta SD16a mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1851.

Questions about COV-3727

What is COV-3727?: COV-3727 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 3 July 1850, bearing the Calcutta SD16a handstamp in red. India 1850 cover from Calcutta to Wrexham, Wales, featuring rare broken INDI marking, carried by P&O Steamer Haddington via Southampton. Includes GPO July 2 receipt stamp.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD16a mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD16a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1851.
What is the provenance of COV-3727?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 492 lot 0079 (2026).
When was COV-3727 posted?: COV-3727 is dated 3 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16a (1846–1851).

About this record

This 3 July 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD16a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 492, lot 0079, (2026).