COV-1227 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1846, bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp in red. 1846 fl from Calcutta to London via Marseilles with boxed INDIA SD16a and CALCUTTA GPO SHIPLETTER SD21 used 2 years earlier than recorded by Giles

How scarce is the Calcutta SD21 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD21 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.

When was COV-1227 posted?

COV-1227 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD21 (1847–1854).

COV-1227

1846 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1846, Calcutta SD21 handstruck folded letter (COV-1227)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD21, scan 2 (COV-1227)

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Date

1846

Description

1846 fl from Calcutta to London via Marseilles with boxed INDIA SD16a and CALCUTTA GPO SHIPLETTER SD21 used 2 years earlier than recorded by Giles

Auction

StampBay

6, Lot 7

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-1227 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1846 bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1846 fl from Calcutta to London via Marseilles with boxed INDIA SD16a and CALCUTTA GPO SHIPLETTER SD21 used 2 years earlier than recorded by Giles

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 7.

2 images of COV-1227 are recorded; the Calcutta SD21 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-1227

What is COV-1227?: COV-1227 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1846, bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp in red. 1846 fl from Calcutta to London via Marseilles with boxed INDIA SD16a and CALCUTTA GPO SHIPLETTER SD21 used 2 years earlier than recorded by Giles
How scarce is the Calcutta SD21 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD21 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1227?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 7.
When was COV-1227 posted?: COV-1227 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD21 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD21 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 6, lot 7.