COV-3886 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2025, bearing the Calcutta SD8 handstamp in black. India 1823 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta/General Post Office" double-ring ds to London UK w/ "LIVERPOOL INDIA SHIP LETTER" hs at back

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.

COV-3886

Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8 handstruck folded letter (COV-3886)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8, scan 2 (COV-3886)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8, scan 3 (COV-3886)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8, scan 4 (COV-3886)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Description

India 1823 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta/General Post Office" double-ring ds to London UK w/ "LIVERPOOL INDIA SHIP LETTER" hs at back

Auction

Sephils

239, Lot 0094, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3886 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2025 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?

India 1823 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta/General Post Office" double-ring ds to London UK w/ "LIVERPOOL INDIA SHIP LETTER" hs at back

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 239 lot 0094 (2025).

4 images of COV-3886 are recorded; the Calcutta SD8 mark itself is recorded in use 1820-24.

Questions about COV-3886

What is COV-3886?: COV-3886 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2025, bearing the Calcutta SD8 handstamp in black. India 1823 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta/General Post Office" double-ring ds to London UK w/ "LIVERPOOL INDIA SHIP LETTER" hs at back
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-3886?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 239 lot 0094 (2025).

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 239, lot 0094, (2025).