COV-3981 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 24 September 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 24 September 1819. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. 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-3981 posted?

COV-3981 is dated 24 September 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

COV-3981

24 September 1819 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 24 September 1819, Calcutta SD6 handstruck folded letter (COV-3981) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD6, back (COV-3981) — back

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Date

24 September 1819

Description

Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 24 September 1819. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3981 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 24 September 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?

Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 24 September 1819. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3981 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-3981

What is COV-3981?: COV-3981 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 24 September 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 24 September 1819. Note: 1st setting – 40×21mm. 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-3981 posted?: COV-3981 is dated 24 September 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 24 September 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.