COV-3943 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 October 1825, bearing the Calcutta SD8a handstamp in black. India 1825 pre-stamp cover from Calcutta (Giles #SD8a) to London w/ maritime mail cachet and numerous charge marks

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-3943 posted?

COV-3943 is dated 9 October 1825, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8a (1824-25).

COV-3943

9 October 1825 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 9 October 1825, Calcutta SD8a handstruck folded letter (COV-3943)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8a, scan 2 (COV-3943)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8a, scan 3 (COV-3943)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8a, scan 4 (COV-3943)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

9 October 1825

Description

India 1825 pre-stamp cover from Calcutta (Giles #SD8a) to London w/ maritime mail cachet and numerous charge marks

Auction

Sephils

73, Lot 0097, (2024)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3943 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 9 October 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?

India 1825 pre-stamp cover from Calcutta (Giles #SD8a) to London w/ maritime mail cachet and numerous charge marks

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 73 lot 0097 (2024).

4 images of COV-3943 are recorded; the Calcutta SD8a mark itself is recorded in use 1824-25.

Questions about COV-3943

What is COV-3943?: COV-3943 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 October 1825, bearing the Calcutta SD8a handstamp in black. India 1825 pre-stamp cover from Calcutta (Giles #SD8a) to London w/ maritime mail cachet and numerous charge marks
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-3943?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 73 lot 0097 (2024).
When was COV-3943 posted?: COV-3943 is dated 9 October 1825, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8a (1824-25).

About this record

This 9 October 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 Sephils, 73, lot 0097, (2024).