How scarce is the Calcutta SD7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.

When was COV-2605 posted?

COV-2605 is dated 9 November 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD7 (1816–1819).

COV-2605

9 November 1819 Calcutta SD7 Cover

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9 November 1819 Calcutta SD7 pre stamp cover — COV-2605 — front

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Date

9 November 1819

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD7 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 November 1819. Note: '16 to Nov '19. Used with either SD5 or SD6 when postage prepaid or not paid. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2605 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 9 November 1819 bearing the Calcutta SD7 handstamp, struck in red, 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-2605 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD7 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-2605

What is COV-2605?: COV-2605 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 November 1819, bearing the Calcutta SD7 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD7 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 November 1819. Note: '16 to Nov '19. Used with either SD5 or SD6 when postage prepaid or not paid. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.
When was COV-2605 posted?: COV-2605 is dated 9 November 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD7 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 9 November 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.