COV-2591 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD6 handstamp in Black. Dated 1816. Note: June 1816 to Nov 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-2591 posted?

COV-2591 is dated 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

COV-2591

1816 Calcutta SD6 Cover

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1816 Calcutta SD6 pre stamp cover — COV-2591 — front

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Date

1816

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD6 handstamp in Black. Dated 1816. Note: June 1816 to Nov 1819. 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-2591 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1816 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD6 handstamp in Black. Dated 1816. Note: June 1816 to Nov 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2591 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-2591

What is COV-2591?: COV-2591 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD6 handstamp in Black. Dated 1816. Note: June 1816 to Nov 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2591 posted?: COV-2591 is dated 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded.