COV-4299 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Calcutta SR13 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR13 handstamp in Black. Dated 1828. Note: "Treble" weight. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta SR13 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR13 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827–1829.

When was COV-4299 posted?

COV-4299 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR13 (1827–1829).

COV-4299

1828 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1828, Calcutta SR13 handstruck folded letter (COV-4299) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR13, back (COV-4299) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR13, detail (COV-4299) — detail

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Date

1828

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR13 handstamp in Black. Dated 1828. Note: "Treble" weight. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4299 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Calcutta SR13 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 calcutta (bengal), bearing SR13 handstamp in Black. Dated 1828. Note: "Treble" weight. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

3 images of COV-4299 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Calcutta SR13 mark itself is recorded in use 1827–1829.

Questions about COV-4299

What is COV-4299?: COV-4299 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Calcutta SR13 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR13 handstamp in Black. Dated 1828. Note: "Treble" weight. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SR13 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR13 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827–1829.
When was COV-4299 posted?: COV-4299 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR13 (1827–1829).

About this record

This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR13 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.