COV-2803 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 3 February 1835, bearing the Calcutta SR23 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S3 handstamp in Black. Dated 3 February 1835. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta SR23 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR23 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830-32.

When was COV-2803 posted?

COV-2803 is dated 3 February 1835, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR23 (1830-32).

COV-2803

3 February 1835 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 3 February 1835, Calcutta SR23 handstruck folded letter (COV-2803)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR23, scan 2 (COV-2803)

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Date

3 February 1835

Description

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S3 handstamp in Black. Dated 3 February 1835. 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-2803 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 3 February 1835 bearing the Calcutta SR23 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 S3 handstamp in Black. Dated 3 February 1835. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-2803 are recorded; the Calcutta SR23 mark itself is recorded in use 1830-32.

Questions about COV-2803

What is COV-2803?: COV-2803 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 3 February 1835, bearing the Calcutta SR23 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S3 handstamp in Black. Dated 3 February 1835. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SR23 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR23 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830-32.
When was COV-2803 posted?: COV-2803 is dated 3 February 1835, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR23 (1830-32).

About this record

This 3 February 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR23 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.