COV-3699 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 19 October 1826, bearing the Calcutta SD8b handstamp in black. India 1826 Calcutta to London cover, rated 2/11d, via Cape of Good Hope. Features manuscript routing, India Letter Liverpool entry, and red London receiving mark.

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-3699 posted?

COV-3699 is dated 19 October 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8b (1825–1828).

COV-3699

19 October 1826 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 19 October 1826, Calcutta SD8b handstruck folded letter (COV-3699)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD8b, scan 2 (COV-3699)

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Date

19 October 1826

Description

India 1826 Calcutta to London cover, rated 2/11d, via Cape of Good Hope. Features manuscript routing, India Letter Liverpool entry, and red London receiving mark.

Auction

Sephils

528, Lot 0083, (2026)

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3699 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 19 October 1826 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?

India 1826 Calcutta to London cover, rated 2/11d, via Cape of Good Hope. Features manuscript routing, India Letter Liverpool entry, and red London receiving mark.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 528 lot 0083 (2026).

2 images of COV-3699 are recorded; the Calcutta SD8b mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1828.

Questions about COV-3699

What is COV-3699?: COV-3699 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 19 October 1826, bearing the Calcutta SD8b handstamp in black. India 1826 Calcutta to London cover, rated 2/11d, via Cape of Good Hope. Features manuscript routing, India Letter Liverpool entry, and red London receiving mark.
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-3699?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 528 lot 0083 (2026).
When was COV-3699 posted?: COV-3699 is dated 19 October 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8b (1825–1828).

About this record

This 19 October 1826 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 Sephils, 528, lot 0083, (2026).