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-5411 posted?

COV-5411 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16a (1846–1851).

COV-5411

1846 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1846, Calcutta SD16a handstruck folded letter (COV-5411)

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Date

1846

Description

India: 1846 (Aug. 7) pre-stamp entire from Calcutta to Bordeaux, with boxed "INDIA" in red, Calcutta ship letter boxed marking in red on reverse and various French transits. Photo.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries (29 November 2017), Lot 474, (2017)

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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-5411 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1846 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: 1846 (Aug. 7) pre-stamp entire from Calcutta to Bordeaux, with boxed "INDIA" in red, Calcutta ship letter boxed marking in red on reverse and various French transits. Photo.

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries (29 November 2017) lot 474 (2017).

1 image of COV-5411 is recorded; the Calcutta SD16a mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1851.

Questions about COV-5411

What is COV-5411?: COV-5411 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1846, bearing the Calcutta SD16a handstamp in red. India: 1846 (Aug. 7) pre-stamp entire from Calcutta to Bordeaux, with boxed "INDIA" in red, Calcutta ship letter boxed marking in red on reverse and various French transits. Photo.
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-5411?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries (29 November 2017) lot 474 (2017).
When was COV-5411 posted?: COV-5411 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16a (1846–1851).

About this record

This 1846 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 Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries (29 November 2017), lot 474, (2017).