COV-3950 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2024, bearing the Calcutta SD9 handstamp in black. India 1828 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta GPO/ Ship Letter/AG 16" (date inverted) to Cape of Good Hope

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.

COV-3950

Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD9 handstruck folded letter (COV-3950)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD9, scan 2 (COV-3950)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Description

India 1828 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta GPO/ Ship Letter/AG 16" (date inverted) to Cape of Good Hope

Auction

Sephils

57, Lot 0140, (2024)

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-3950 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2024 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?

India 1828 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta GPO/ Ship Letter/AG 16" (date inverted) to Cape of Good Hope

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 57 lot 0140 (2024).

2 images of COV-3950 are recorded; the Calcutta SD9 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1836.

Questions about COV-3950

What is COV-3950?: COV-3950 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2024, bearing the Calcutta SD9 handstamp in black. India 1828 prestamp cover w/ "Calcutta GPO/ Ship Letter/AG 16" (date inverted) to Cape of Good Hope
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-3950?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 57 lot 0140 (2024).

About this record

This pre-1854 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, 57, lot 0140, (2024).