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Date
1858
Description
India 1858 stampless cover rated "6" w/ framed "INDIA UNPAID" cachet from Calcutta to London England via Southampton
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 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.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-3914 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1858 bearing the Calcutta SD29 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?
India 1858 stampless cover rated "6" w/ framed "INDIA UNPAID" cachet from Calcutta to London England via Southampton
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 129 lot 0104 (2025).
2 images of COV-3914 are recorded; the Calcutta SD29 mark itself is recorded in use 1857-62.
Questions about COV-3914
- What is COV-3914?
- COV-3914 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1858, bearing the Calcutta SD29 handstamp in black. India 1858 stampless cover rated "6" w/ framed "INDIA UNPAID" cachet from Calcutta to London England via Southampton
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD29 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD29 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857-62.
- What is the provenance of COV-3914?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 129 lot 0104 (2025).
- When was COV-3914 posted?
- COV-3914 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD29 (1857-62).
About this record
This 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD29 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 129, lot 0104, (2025).