How scarce is the Calcutta SD4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816.

When was COV-3299 posted?

COV-3299 is dated 1 June 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD4 (1816).

COV-3299

1 June 1816 Calcutta Cover

Back to census|Calcutta SD4 · 2 covers recorded

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1 June 1816, Calcutta SD4 handstruck folded letter (COV-3299) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD4, back (COV-3299) — back

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Date

1 June 1816

Description

Reverse of a folded entire showing the Calcutta SD4 mark struck in black at upper left. Alongside it is a red double-circle datestamp reading "1 JU 1816", with a manuscript endorsement in brown ink at right. Paper loss at centre where the seal was opened, together with the usual filing folds.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3299 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1 June 1816 bearing the Calcutta SD4 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?

2 images of COV-3299 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD4 mark itself is recorded in use 1816.

Questions about COV-3299

What is COV-3299?: COV-3299 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1 June 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD4 handstamp in black. Reverse of a folded entire showing the Calcutta SD4 mark struck in black at upper left. Alongside it is a red double-circle datestamp reading "1 JU 1816", with a manuscript endorsement in brown ink at right. Paper loss at centre where the seal was opened, together with the usual filing folds.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816.
When was COV-3299 posted?: COV-3299 is dated 1 June 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD4 (1816).

About this record

This 1 June 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.