COV-5221 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1817, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black.

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-5221 posted?

COV-5221 is dated 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

COV-5221

1817 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1817, Calcutta SD6 handstruck folded letter (COV-5221) — front

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Date

1817

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5221 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1817 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-5221 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-5221

What is COV-5221?: COV-5221 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1817, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black.
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-5221 posted?: COV-5221 is dated 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 1817 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.