COV-1496 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Calcutta SD8b handstamp in black. 1824 BENARES POST PAID Giles 3 on folded letter to London with Calcutta General Post Office Giles SD 8b

How scarce is the Calcutta SD8b mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD8b as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1828.

When was COV-1496 posted?

COV-1496 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8b (1825–1828).

COV-1496

1824 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1824, Calcutta SD8b handstruck folded letter (COV-1496)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8b, scan 2 (COV-1496)

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Date

1824

Description

1824 BENARES POST PAID Giles 3 on folded letter to London with Calcutta General Post Office Giles SD 8b

Auction

StampBay

13, Lot 4

Provenance

StampBay Auction 11, Lot 6

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1496 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1824 bearing the Calcutta SD8b 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?

1824 BENARES POST PAID Giles 3 on folded letter to London with Calcutta General Post Office Giles SD 8b

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 4.

2 images of COV-1496 are recorded; the Calcutta SD8b mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1828.

Questions about COV-1496

What is COV-1496?: COV-1496 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Calcutta SD8b handstamp in black. 1824 BENARES POST PAID Giles 3 on folded letter to London with Calcutta General Post Office Giles SD 8b
How scarce is the Calcutta SD8b mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD8b as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1828.
What is the provenance of COV-1496?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 4.
When was COV-1496 posted?: COV-1496 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8b (1825–1828).

About this record

This 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD8b handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 13, lot 4.