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-5766 posted?

COV-5766 is dated 1812, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

COV-5766

1812 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1812, Calcutta SD2 handstruck folded letter (COV-5766)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD2, scan 2 (COV-5766)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD2, scan 3 (COV-5766)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1812

Description

India 1812 Entire Letter from Calcutta Bengal GPO to Scotland, featuring a red Nov 1812 postmark, manuscript postal markings, and detailed historical correspondence regarding social life in British India.

Auction

Sephils

794, Lot 0097, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

184 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5766 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1812 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 794 lot 0097 (2026).

3 images of COV-5766 are recorded; the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.

Questions about COV-5766

What is COV-5766?: COV-5766 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1812, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. India 1812 Entire Letter from Calcutta Bengal GPO to Scotland, featuring a red Nov 1812 postmark, manuscript postal markings, and detailed historical correspondence regarding social life in British India.
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-5766?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 794 lot 0097 (2026).
When was COV-5766 posted?: COV-5766 is dated 1812, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).

About this record

This 1812 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 29 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 794, lot 0097, (2026).