COV-3672 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 6 October 1808, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. India 1808 prestamp cover with financial content from Calcutta to London England

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-3672 posted?

COV-3672 is dated 6 October 1808, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

COV-3672

6 October 1808 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 6 October 1808, Calcutta SD2 handstruck folded letter (COV-3672)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD2, scan 2 (COV-3672)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD2, scan 3 (COV-3672)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD2, scan 4 (COV-3672)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

6 October 1808

Description

India 1808 prestamp cover with financial content from Calcutta to London England

Auction

Sephils

535, Lot 0089, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3672 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 6 October 1808 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?

India 1808 prestamp cover with financial content from Calcutta to London England

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 535 lot 0089 (2026).

4 images of COV-3672 are recorded; the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.

Questions about COV-3672

What is COV-3672?: COV-3672 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 6 October 1808, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. India 1808 prestamp cover with financial content from Calcutta to London England
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-3672?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 535 lot 0089 (2026).
When was COV-3672 posted?: COV-3672 is dated 6 October 1808, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

About this record

This 6 October 1808 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 Sephils, 535, lot 0089, (2026).