COV-2020 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1814, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. 1814 (Feb) Outer cover Bengal / G.P.O / POST PAID (Giles SD2).

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-2020 posted?

COV-2020 is dated 1814, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

COV-2020

1814 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1814, Calcutta SD2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2020)

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Date

1814

Description

1814 (Feb) Outer cover Bengal / G.P.O / POST PAID (Giles SD2).

Auction

India Study Circle

Lot 2451

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2020 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1814 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?

1814 (Feb) Outer cover Bengal / G.P.O / POST PAID (Giles SD2).

Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 2451.

1 image of COV-2020 is recorded; the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.

Questions about COV-2020

What is COV-2020?: COV-2020 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1814, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. 1814 (Feb) Outer cover Bengal / G.P.O / POST PAID (Giles SD2).
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-2020?: Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 2451.
When was COV-2020 posted?: COV-2020 is dated 1814, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

About this record

This 1814 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 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 2451.