COV-3397 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 21 October 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 21 October 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-3397 posted?

COV-3397 is dated 21 October 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

COV-3397

21 October 1816 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 21 October 1816, Calcutta SD5 handstruck folded letter (COV-3397) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD5, back (COV-3397) — back

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Date

21 October 1816

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 21 October 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-3397 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 21 October 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 21 October 1816. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3397 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.

Questions about COV-3397

What is COV-3397?: COV-3397 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 21 October 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 21 October 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-3397 posted?: COV-3397 is dated 21 October 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

About this record

This 21 October 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.