COV-4738 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 June 1859, bearing the Calcutta SD31 handstamp in red. INDE ANGLAISE - Enveloppe de 1859 avec cachet de Rangoon et de Calcutta au dos - A étudier - S 666

How scarce is the Calcutta SD31 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD31 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858–1867.

When was COV-4738 posted?

COV-4738 is dated 2 June 1859, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD31 (1858–1867).

COV-4738

2 June 1859 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 June 1859, Calcutta SD31 handstruck folded letter (COV-4738)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD31, scan 2 (COV-4738)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe

Date

2 June 1859

Description

INDE ANGLAISE - Enveloppe de 1859 avec cachet de Rangoon et de Calcutta au dos - A étudier - S 666

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2599588022

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4738 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2 June 1859 bearing the Calcutta SD31 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?

INDE ANGLAISE - Enveloppe de 1859 avec cachet de Rangoon et de Calcutta au dos - A étudier - S 666

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2599588022.

2 images of COV-4738 are recorded; the Calcutta SD31 mark itself is recorded in use 1858–1867.

Questions about COV-4738

What is COV-4738?: COV-4738 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 June 1859, bearing the Calcutta SD31 handstamp in red. INDE ANGLAISE - Enveloppe de 1859 avec cachet de Rangoon et de Calcutta au dos - A étudier - S 666
How scarce is the Calcutta SD31 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD31 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858–1867.
What is the provenance of COV-4738?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2599588022.
When was COV-4738 posted?: COV-4738 is dated 2 June 1859, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD31 (1858–1867).

About this record

This 2 June 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD31 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2599588022.