COV-2593 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 30 October 1818, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 30 October 1818. 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-2593 posted?

COV-2593 is dated 30 October 1818, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

COV-2593

30 October 1818 Calcutta SD5 Cover

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30 October 1818 Calcutta SD5 pre stamp cover — COV-2593 — front

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Date

30 October 1818

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 30 October 1818. 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-2593 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 30 October 1818 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 30 October 1818. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2593 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.

Questions about COV-2593

What is COV-2593?: COV-2593 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 30 October 1818, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 30 October 1818. 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-2593 posted?: COV-2593 is dated 30 October 1818, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

About this record

This 30 October 1818 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.