COV-4199
15 June 1816 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
15 June 1816
Description
1816: H.G.-SD 6: Letter from CALCUTTA [une 15] to LONDON carried by private ship ORIENT" in 182 days. Ship postage 2/-i.e. Captain's gratuity [1815-19] for triple letter [8dx3] paid on delivery in LONDON. As per ship Letter Act of 1815 and Agreement between E.I. Co. and P.M.G. of G.B., a definite ship packet rate
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- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-4199 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 15 June 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?
1816: H.G.-SD 6: Letter from CALCUTTA [une 15] to LONDON carried by private ship ORIENT" in 182 days. Ship postage 2/-i.e. Captain's gratuity [1815-19] for triple letter [8dx3] paid on delivery in LONDON. As per ship Letter Act of 1815 and Agreement between E.I. Co. and P.M.G. of G.B., a definite ship packet rate
1 image of COV-4199 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.
Questions about COV-4199
- What is COV-4199?
- COV-4199 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 15 June 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. 1816: H.G.-SD 6: Letter from CALCUTTA [une 15] to LONDON carried by private ship ORIENT" in 182 days. Ship postage 2/-i.e. Captain's gratuity [1815-19] for triple letter [8dx3] paid on delivery in LONDON. As per ship Letter Act of 1815 and Agreement between E.I. Co. and P.M.G. of G.B., a definite ship packet rate
- 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-4199 posted?
- COV-4199 is dated 15 June 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).
About this record
This 15 June 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 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded.