COV-4297 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 27 October 1827, bearing the Calcutta SR11 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S2 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1827. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta SR11 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR11 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827-29.

When was COV-4297 posted?

COV-4297 is dated 27 October 1827, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR11 (1827-29).

COV-4297

27 October 1827 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 27 October 1827, Calcutta SR11 handstruck folded letter (COV-4297) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR11, back (COV-4297) — back

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Date

27 October 1827

Description

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S2 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1827. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4297 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 27 October 1827 bearing the Calcutta SR11 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?

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S2 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1827. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4297 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SR11 mark itself is recorded in use 1827-29.

Questions about COV-4297

What is COV-4297?: COV-4297 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 27 October 1827, bearing the Calcutta SR11 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S2 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1827. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SR11 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR11 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827-29.
When was COV-4297 posted?: COV-4297 is dated 27 October 1827, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR11 (1827-29).

About this record

This 27 October 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR11 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.