COV-3844 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1851 prestamp cover per Steamer "Haddington" from Calcutta to Nantes France w/ red boxed "INDIA PAID" cachet

How scarce is the Calcutta SD17 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1856.

When was COV-3844 posted?

COV-3844 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD17 (1846–1856).

COV-3844

1851 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1851, Calcutta SD17 handstruck folded letter (COV-3844)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17, scan 2 (COV-3844)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17, scan 3 (COV-3844)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1851

Description

India 1851 prestamp cover per Steamer "Haddington" from Calcutta to Nantes France w/ red boxed "INDIA PAID" cachet

Auction

Sephils

373, Lot 0103, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3844 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Calcutta SD17 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 1851 prestamp cover per Steamer "Haddington" from Calcutta to Nantes France w/ red boxed "INDIA PAID" cachet

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 373 lot 0103 (2025).

3 images of COV-3844 are recorded; the Calcutta SD17 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1856.

Questions about COV-3844

What is COV-3844?: COV-3844 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1851 prestamp cover per Steamer "Haddington" from Calcutta to Nantes France w/ red boxed "INDIA PAID" cachet
How scarce is the Calcutta SD17 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1856.
What is the provenance of COV-3844?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 373 lot 0103 (2025).
When was COV-3844 posted?: COV-3844 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD17 (1846–1856).

About this record

This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD17 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 373, lot 0103, (2025).