COV-3109 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1 September 1820, bearing the Calcutta SD8 handstamp in black. 1820 prestamp cover from MALACCA to UK with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE transit & boxed INDIA LETTER/…….E cachet; stains, tears & aging marks

How scarce is the Calcutta SD8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820-24.

When was COV-3109 posted?

COV-3109 is dated 1 September 1820, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8 (1820-24).

COV-3109

1 September 1820 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1 September 1820, Calcutta SD8 handstruck folded letter (COV-3109) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8, back (COV-3109) — back

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Date

1 September 1820

Description

1820 prestamp cover from MALACCA to UK with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE transit & boxed INDIA LETTER/…….E cachet; stains, tears & aging marks

Auction

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3109 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1 September 1820 bearing the Calcutta SD8 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?

1820 prestamp cover from MALACCA to UK with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE transit & boxed INDIA LETTER/…….E cachet; stains, tears & aging marks

Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.

2 images of COV-3109 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD8 mark itself is recorded in use 1820-24.

Questions about COV-3109

What is COV-3109?: COV-3109 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1 September 1820, bearing the Calcutta SD8 handstamp in black. 1820 prestamp cover from MALACCA to UK with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE transit & boxed INDIA LETTER/…….E cachet; stains, tears & aging marks
How scarce is the Calcutta SD8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820-24.
What is the provenance of COV-3109?: Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
When was COV-3109 posted?: COV-3109 is dated 1 September 1820, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8 (1820-24).

About this record

This 1 September 1820 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.