How scarce is the Calcutta SD9 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1836.

When was COV-3602 posted?

COV-3602 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD9 (1828–1836).

COV-3602

1830 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1830, Calcutta SD9 handstruck folded letter (COV-3602)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD9, scan 2 (COV-3602)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD9, scan 3 (COV-3602)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of sephils

Date

1830

Description

India 1830 entire folded letter from Calcutta addressed to Colonel Broughton in London, later redirected to Edinburgh. Features 'INDIA LETTER DARTMOUTH' cachet and 'CALCUTTA G.P.O SHIPLETTER' handstamp, carried by steamer 'James Pattison'.

Auction

Sephils

Lot 0118

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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-3602 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1830 bearing the Calcutta SD9 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0118.

3 images of COV-3602 are recorded; the Calcutta SD9 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1836.

Questions about COV-3602

What is COV-3602?: COV-3602 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1830, bearing the Calcutta SD9 handstamp in black. India 1830 entire folded letter from Calcutta addressed to Colonel Broughton in London, later redirected to Edinburgh. Features 'INDIA LETTER DARTMOUTH' cachet and 'CALCUTTA G.P.O SHIPLETTER' handstamp, carried by steamer 'James Pattison'.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD9 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1836.
What is the provenance of COV-3602?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0118.
When was COV-3602 posted?: COV-3602 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD9 (1828–1836).

About this record

This 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD9 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0118.