COV-3728 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 11 May 1831, bearing the Calcutta SR17 handstamp in black. UK 1831 Cover from London to Calcutta with Handstruck Postage, 4as Rate, Ship Letter Marking, Delivered May 11. Features Inland and Ship Charges, Historical Postal Route.

How scarce is the Calcutta SR17 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1831.

When was COV-3728 posted?

COV-3728 is dated 11 May 1831, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR17 (1830–1831).

COV-3728

11 May 1831 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 11 May 1831, Calcutta SR17 handstruck folded letter (COV-3728)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR17, scan 2 (COV-3728)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR17, scan 3 (COV-3728)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

11 May 1831

Description

UK 1831 Cover from London to Calcutta with Handstruck Postage, 4as Rate, Ship Letter Marking, Delivered May 11. Features Inland and Ship Charges, Historical Postal Route.

Auction

Sephils

492, Lot 0078, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3728 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 11 May 1831 bearing the Calcutta SR17 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?

UK 1831 Cover from London to Calcutta with Handstruck Postage, 4as Rate, Ship Letter Marking, Delivered May 11. Features Inland and Ship Charges, Historical Postal Route.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 492 lot 0078 (2026).

3 images of COV-3728 are recorded; the Calcutta SR17 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1831.

Questions about COV-3728

What is COV-3728?: COV-3728 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 11 May 1831, bearing the Calcutta SR17 handstamp in black. UK 1831 Cover from London to Calcutta with Handstruck Postage, 4as Rate, Ship Letter Marking, Delivered May 11. Features Inland and Ship Charges, Historical Postal Route.
How scarce is the Calcutta SR17 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1831.
What is the provenance of COV-3728?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 492 lot 0078 (2026).
When was COV-3728 posted?: COV-3728 is dated 11 May 1831, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR17 (1830–1831).

About this record

This 11 May 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR17 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 492, lot 0078, (2026).