COV-3956 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1848, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1848 prestamp cover from Dinapore via Calcutta GPO Ship Letter/ Southampton to Bath England

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-3956 posted?

COV-3956 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD17 (1846–1856).

COV-3956

1848 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1848, Calcutta SD17 handstruck folded letter (COV-3956)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17, scan 2 (COV-3956)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1848

Description

India 1848 prestamp cover from Dinapore via Calcutta GPO Ship Letter/ Southampton to Bath England

Auction

Sephils

50, Lot 0334, (2024)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3956 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1848 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 1848 prestamp cover from Dinapore via Calcutta GPO Ship Letter/ Southampton to Bath England

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0334 (2024).

2 images of COV-3956 are recorded; the Calcutta SD17 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1856.

Questions about COV-3956

What is COV-3956?: COV-3956 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1848, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1848 prestamp cover from Dinapore via Calcutta GPO Ship Letter/ Southampton to Bath England
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-3956?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0334 (2024).
When was COV-3956 posted?: COV-3956 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD17 (1846–1856).

About this record

This 1848 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, 50, lot 0334, (2024).