COV-4029
3 November 1815 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
3 November 1815
Description
Entire posted from Calcutta to Yorkshire with scare SD2 handstamp of Calcutta posted on November 3rd 1815 and having the handstamp of month December as the ship might have sailed only in December and reaching the destination on 4th June 1816 and voyage taking almost 6 months along with sacre martime India handstamp of "Liverpool India Letter".
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 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.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-4029 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 3 November 1815 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?
Entire posted from Calcutta to Yorkshire with scare SD2 handstamp of Calcutta posted on November 3rd 1815 and having the handstamp of month December as the ship might have sailed only in December and reaching the destination on 4th June 1816 and voyage taking almost 6 months along with sacre martime India handstamp of "Liverpool India Letter".
1 image of COV-4029 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.
Questions about COV-4029
- What is COV-4029?
- COV-4029 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 3 November 1815, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Calcutta to Yorkshire with scare SD2 handstamp of Calcutta posted on November 3rd 1815 and having the handstamp of month December as the ship might have sailed only in December and reaching the destination on 4th June 1816 and voyage taking almost 6 months along with sacre martime India handstamp of "Liverpool India Letter".
- 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-4029 posted?
- COV-4029 is dated 3 November 1815, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).
About this record
This 3 November 1815 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.