COV-2120 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1799, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Note: Month in slug-form changed monthly. 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-2120 posted?

COV-2120 is dated 1799, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

COV-2120

1799 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1799, Calcutta SD2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2120)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Date

1799

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Note: Month in slug-form changed monthly. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

(Manning)

Provenance

Ex Manning Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2120 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1799 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 calcutta (bengal), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Note: Month in slug-form changed monthly. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd (Manning).

1 image of COV-2120 is recorded; the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.

Questions about COV-2120

What is COV-2120?: COV-2120 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1799, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1799. Note: Month in slug-form changed monthly. 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-2120?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd (Manning).
When was COV-2120 posted?: COV-2120 is dated 1799, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

About this record

This 1799 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, (Manning).