COV-1228 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp in red. 1850 Calcutta FREE British Packet Postage SD26 on fl to East India House London with Calcutta GPO dispatch SD21

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-1228 posted?

COV-1228 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD21 (1847–1854).

COV-1228

1850 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Calcutta SD21 handstruck folded letter (COV-1228)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD21, scan 2 (COV-1228)

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Date

1850

Description

1850 Calcutta FREE British Packet Postage SD26 on fl to East India House London with Calcutta GPO dispatch SD21

Auction

StampBay

6, Lot 8

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-1228 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1850 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?

1850 Calcutta FREE British Packet Postage SD26 on fl to East India House London with Calcutta GPO dispatch SD21

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 8.

2 images of COV-1228 are recorded; the Calcutta SD21 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-1228

What is COV-1228?: COV-1228 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp in red. 1850 Calcutta FREE British Packet Postage SD26 on fl to East India House London with Calcutta GPO dispatch SD21
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-1228?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 8.
When was COV-1228 posted?: COV-1228 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD21 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 1850 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 8.