COV-1854 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 August 1812, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta SD2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD2 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799–1816.

When was COV-1854 posted?

COV-1854 is dated 5 August 1812, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

COV-1854

5 August 1812 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 August 1812, Calcutta SD2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1854)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

5 August 1812

Description

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Spink

Lot 98

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1854 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 5 August 1812 bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 98.

1 image of COV-1854 is recorded; the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.

Questions about COV-1854

What is COV-1854?: COV-1854 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 August 1812, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD2 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799–1816.
What is the provenance of COV-1854?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 98.
When was COV-1854 posted?: COV-1854 is dated 5 August 1812, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

About this record

This 5 August 1812 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 26 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 98.