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-2592 posted?

COV-2592 is dated 16 January 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

COV-2592

16 January 1819 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 16 January 1819, Calcutta SD6 handstruck folded letter (COV-2592) — front

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Date

16 January 1819

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD7 handstamp in Red. Dated 16 January 1819. Note: '16 to Nov '19. Used with either SD5 or SD6 when postage prepaid or not paid. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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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-2592 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 January 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?

1 image of COV-2592 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-2592

What is COV-2592?: COV-2592 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 January 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD7 handstamp in Red. Dated 16 January 1819. Note: '16 to Nov '19. Used with either SD5 or SD6 when postage prepaid or not paid. 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-2592 posted?: COV-2592 is dated 16 January 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 16 January 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 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded.