COV-2124 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 26 December 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 December 1816. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

When was COV-2124 posted?

COV-2124 is dated 26 December 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

COV-2124

26 December 1816 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 26 December 1816, Calcutta SD5 handstruck folded letter (COV-2124) — front

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Date

26 December 1816

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 December 1816. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Spink

(2000)

Provenance

Soli Contractor Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 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.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2124 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 26 December 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 December 1816. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink (2000).

1 image of COV-2124 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.

Questions about COV-2124

What is COV-2124?: COV-2124 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 26 December 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 December 1816. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2124?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink (2000).
When was COV-2124 posted?: COV-2124 is dated 26 December 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

About this record

This 26 December 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, (2000).