COV-1418 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Calcutta SD8a handstamp in black. 1825 BUXAR FREE Unrecorded by Giles and also the earliest known letter from this Post Office to UK via Calcutta with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE Giles SD 8a

How scarce is the Calcutta SD8a mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD8a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824-25.

When was COV-1418 posted?

COV-1418 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8a (1824-25).

COV-1418

1825 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1825, Calcutta SD8a handstruck folded letter (COV-1418)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8a, scan 2 (COV-1418)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8a, scan 3 (COV-1418)

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Date

1825

Description

1825 BUXAR FREE Unrecorded by Giles and also the earliest known letter from this Post Office to UK via Calcutta with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE Giles SD 8a

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 10

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-1418 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1825 bearing the Calcutta SD8a 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?

1825 BUXAR FREE Unrecorded by Giles and also the earliest known letter from this Post Office to UK via Calcutta with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE Giles SD 8a

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 10.

3 images of COV-1418 are recorded; the Calcutta SD8a mark itself is recorded in use 1824-25.

Questions about COV-1418

What is COV-1418?: COV-1418 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Calcutta SD8a handstamp in black. 1825 BUXAR FREE Unrecorded by Giles and also the earliest known letter from this Post Office to UK via Calcutta with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE Giles SD 8a
How scarce is the Calcutta SD8a mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD8a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824-25.
What is the provenance of COV-1418?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 10.
When was COV-1418 posted?: COV-1418 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8a (1824-25).

About this record

This 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD8a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 10.