COV-1209 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. 1819 CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID on folded letter to London, one of the latest usage as this mark was in use until Nov 1819

How scarce is the Calcutta SD6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.

When was COV-1209 posted?

COV-1209 is dated 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

COV-1209

1819 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1819, Calcutta SD6 handstruck folded letter (COV-1209)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD6, scan 2 (COV-1209)

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Date

1819

Description

1819 CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID on folded letter to London, one of the latest usage as this mark was in use until Nov 1819

Auction

StampBay

5, Lot 7

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-1209 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1819 bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1819 CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID on folded letter to London, one of the latest usage as this mark was in use until Nov 1819

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 7.

2 images of COV-1209 are recorded; the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-1209

What is COV-1209?: COV-1209 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. 1819 CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID on folded letter to London, one of the latest usage as this mark was in use until Nov 1819
How scarce is the Calcutta SD6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.
What is the provenance of COV-1209?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 5 lot 7.
When was COV-1209 posted?: COV-1209 is dated 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 5, lot 7.