COV-634 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. "CALCUTTA, POST NOT PAID/181_" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles SD6).

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-634 posted?

COV-634 is dated 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

COV-634

1819 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1819, Calcutta SD6 handstruck folded letter (COV-634) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD6, back (COV-634) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1819

Description

"CALCUTTA, POST NOT PAID/181_" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles SD6).

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale No. 1325, Lot 3010, (2025)

Provenance

•2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3010

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-634 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 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?

"CALCUTTA, POST NOT PAID/181_" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles SD6).

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3010 (2025).

2 images of COV-634 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-634

What is COV-634?: COV-634 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. "CALCUTTA, POST NOT PAID/181_" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles SD6).
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-634?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3010 (2025).
When was COV-634 posted?: COV-634 is dated 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3010, (2025).