COV-5482 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2026, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1855 entire letter from Calcutta to Glasgow, routed via Southampton on 'Steamer Bengal', featuring handstruck 'INDIA' stamp in red, with detailed postal markings.

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.

COV-5482

Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17 handstruck folded letter (COV-5482)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17, scan 2 (COV-5482)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17, scan 3 (COV-5482)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Description

India 1855 entire letter from Calcutta to Glasgow, routed via Southampton on 'Steamer Bengal', featuring handstruck 'INDIA' stamp in red, with detailed postal markings.

Auction

Sephils

752, Lot 0095, (2026)

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183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5482 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2026 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 1855 entire letter from Calcutta to Glasgow, routed via Southampton on 'Steamer Bengal', featuring handstruck 'INDIA' stamp in red, with detailed postal markings.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 752 lot 0095 (2026).

3 images of COV-5482 are recorded; the Calcutta SD17 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1856.

Questions about COV-5482

What is COV-5482?: COV-5482 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2026, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1855 entire letter from Calcutta to Glasgow, routed via Southampton on 'Steamer Bengal', featuring handstruck 'INDIA' stamp in red, with detailed postal markings.
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-5482?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 752 lot 0095 (2026).

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD17 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, 752, lot 0095, (2026).