COV-2588 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 12 March 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 12 March 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-2588 posted?

COV-2588 is dated 12 March 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

COV-2588

12 March 1816 Calcutta SD5 Cover

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12 March 1816 Calcutta SD5 pre stamp cover — COV-2588 — front

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Date

12 March 1816

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 12 March 1816. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2588 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 12 March 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 12 March 1816. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2588 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.

Questions about COV-2588

What is COV-2588?: COV-2588 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 12 March 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 12 March 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-2588 posted?: COV-2588 is dated 12 March 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

About this record

This 12 March 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.