COV-4534 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 23 December 1838, bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-4534 posted?

COV-4534 is dated 23 December 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD21 (1847–1854).

COV-4534

23 December 1838 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 23 December 1838, Calcutta SD21 handstruck folded letter (COV-4534) — front

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Date

23 December 1838

Description

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4534 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 23 December 1838 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?

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4534 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD21 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-4534

What is COV-4534?: COV-4534 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 23 December 1838, bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-4534 posted?: COV-4534 is dated 23 December 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD21 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 23 December 1838 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.