COV-5162 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1831, bearing the Calcutta SR17 handstamp in black. Great Britain 1830 entire letter from London to Calcutta featuring framed 'Indl. Ptg-2/Ship Do.2/(1) As. 4' marking for single rate, with red circular 'Calcutta-GPO' cds on May 1st.

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-5162 posted?

COV-5162 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR17 (1830–1831).

COV-5162

1831 Calcutta Cover

Back to census|Calcutta SR17 · 2 covers recorded

← COV-3728

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1831, Calcutta SR17 handstruck folded letter (COV-5162)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR17, scan 2 (COV-5162)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR17, scan 3 (COV-5162)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1831

Description

Great Britain 1830 entire letter from London to Calcutta featuring framed 'Indl. Ptg-2/Ship Do.2/(1) As. 4' marking for single rate, with red circular 'Calcutta-GPO' cds on May 1st.

Auction

Sephils

738, Lot 0085, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5162 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 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?

Great Britain 1830 entire letter from London to Calcutta featuring framed 'Indl. Ptg-2/Ship Do.2/(1) As. 4' marking for single rate, with red circular 'Calcutta-GPO' cds on May 1st.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 738 lot 0085 (2026).

3 images of COV-5162 are recorded; the Calcutta SR17 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1831.

Questions about COV-5162

What is COV-5162?: COV-5162 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1831, bearing the Calcutta SR17 handstamp in black. Great Britain 1830 entire letter from London to Calcutta featuring framed 'Indl. Ptg-2/Ship Do.2/(1) As. 4' marking for single rate, with red circular 'Calcutta-GPO' cds on May 1st.
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-5162?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 738 lot 0085 (2026).
When was COV-5162 posted?: COV-5162 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR17 (1830–1831).

About this record

This 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, 738, lot 0085, (2026).