COV-3308 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 August 1815, bearing the Calcutta SR3 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR3 handstamp in Red. Dated 2 August 1815. Note: June'07–Oct'27. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta SR3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1807-27.

When was COV-3308 posted?

COV-3308 is dated 2 August 1815, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR3 (1807-27).

COV-3308

2 August 1815 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 August 1815, Calcutta SR3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3308) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR3, back (COV-3308) — back

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Date

2 August 1815

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR3 handstamp in Red. Dated 2 August 1815. Note: June'07–Oct'27. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3308 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2 August 1815 bearing the Calcutta SR3 handstamp, struck in red, 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 SR3 handstamp in Red. Dated 2 August 1815. Note: June'07–Oct'27. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3308 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SR3 mark itself is recorded in use 1807-27.

Questions about COV-3308

What is COV-3308?: COV-3308 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 August 1815, bearing the Calcutta SR3 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR3 handstamp in Red. Dated 2 August 1815. Note: June'07–Oct'27. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SR3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1807-27.
When was COV-3308 posted?: COV-3308 is dated 2 August 1815, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR3 (1807-27).

About this record

This 2 August 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.