COV-1817
16 June 1816 Calcutta Cover
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Date
16 June 1816
Description
Calcutta: 1816 (16 June) entire to Scotland showing fine "KING'S. SEA/POST. PAID./CALCUTTA" (HG SD5) in black alongside stamped "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER", circular "INDIA/TO PAY" in red and arrival c.d.s.; the King's Post handstamp crossed by light filing crease though very rare with only four examples recorded. Photo.
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-1817 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 June 1816 bearing the Calcutta SD5 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?
Calcutta: 1816 (16 June) entire to Scotland showing fine "KING'S. SEA/POST. PAID./CALCUTTA" (HG SD5) in black alongside stamped "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER", circular "INDIA/TO PAY" in red and arrival c.d.s.; the King's Post handstamp crossed by light filing crease though very rare with only four examples recorded. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 63.
1 image of COV-1817 is recorded; the Calcutta SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.
Questions about COV-1817
- What is COV-1817?
- COV-1817 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 June 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Calcutta: 1816 (16 June) entire to Scotland showing fine "KING'S. SEA/POST. PAID./CALCUTTA" (HG SD5) in black alongside stamped "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER", circular "INDIA/TO PAY" in red and arrival c.d.s.; the King's Post handstamp crossed by light filing crease though very rare with only four examples recorded. Photo.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1818.
- What is the provenance of COV-1817?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 63.
- When was COV-1817 posted?
- COV-1817 is dated 16 June 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).
About this record
This 16 June 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 63.