COV-4819 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1820, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre de Calcutta (Bureau central) pour Édimbourg en 1820 - Voir cachets - A étudier - Rare - S 1079

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-4819 posted?

COV-4819 is dated 1820, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

COV-4819

1820 Calcutta SD6 Cover

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1820 Calcutta SD6 pre stamp cover — COV-4819

Calcutta SD6 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4819)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe

Date

1820

Description

INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre de Calcutta (Bureau central) pour Édimbourg en 1820 - Voir cachets - A étudier - Rare - S 1079

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2604560153

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4819 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1820 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?

INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre de Calcutta (Bureau central) pour Édimbourg en 1820 - Voir cachets - A étudier - Rare - S 1079

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2604560153.

2 images of COV-4819 are recorded; the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-4819

What is COV-4819?: COV-4819 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1820, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre de Calcutta (Bureau central) pour Édimbourg en 1820 - Voir cachets - A étudier - Rare - S 1079
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-4819?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2604560153.
When was COV-4819 posted?: COV-4819 is dated 1820, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 1820 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. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2604560153.