COV-4728 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1802, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. !!! INDE, LETTRE DE CALCUTTA DE 1802 POUR LONDRES, AVEC TEXTE

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-4728 posted?

COV-4728 is dated 1802, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

COV-4728

1802 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1802, Calcutta SD2 handstruck folded letter (COV-4728)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD2, scan 2 (COV-4728)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD2, scan 3 (COV-4728)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe

Date

1802

Description

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Auction

Delcampe

Lot 1799188219

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-4728 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1802 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?

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Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 1799188219.

3 images of COV-4728 are recorded; the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.

Questions about COV-4728

What is COV-4728?: COV-4728 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1802, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. !!! INDE, LETTRE DE CALCUTTA DE 1802 POUR LONDRES, AVEC TEXTE
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-4728?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 1799188219.
When was COV-4728 posted?: COV-4728 is dated 1802, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

About this record

This 1802 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 Delcampe, lot 1799188219.