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-1502 posted?

COV-1502 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8b (1825–1828).

COV-1502

1825 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1825, Calcutta SD8b handstruck folded letter (COV-1502)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8b, scan 2 (COV-1502)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8b, scan 3 (COV-1502)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8b, scan 4 (COV-1502)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8b, scan 5 (COV-1502)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8b, scan 6 (COV-1502)

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Date

1825

Description

1825 BHAUGULPORE POST OFFICE Giles 4 on folded letter to London, with Calcutta General Post Office Giles SD 8b and G8; INDIA LETTER ISLE OF WIGHT. Contents reference the First Anglo-Burmese War

Auction

StampBay

13, Lot 8

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-1502 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1825 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?

1825 BHAUGULPORE POST OFFICE Giles 4 on folded letter to London, with Calcutta General Post Office Giles SD 8b and G8; INDIA LETTER ISLE OF WIGHT. Contents reference the First Anglo-Burmese War

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 8.

6 images of COV-1502 are recorded; the Calcutta SD8b mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1828.

Questions about COV-1502

What is COV-1502?: COV-1502 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Calcutta SD8b handstamp in black. 1825 BHAUGULPORE POST OFFICE Giles 4 on folded letter to London, with Calcutta General Post Office Giles SD 8b and G8; INDIA LETTER ISLE OF WIGHT. Contents reference the First Anglo-Burmese War
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-1502?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 8.
When was COV-1502 posted?: COV-1502 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8b (1825–1828).

About this record

This 1825 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 8.