COV-1609 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta SR42a handstamp in black. 1837 Calcutta Ship Postage 3 / Inland do. 3 / An 6 / 1 Tolas Giles SR42a on incoming single weight folded letter from UK to Calcutta with various GB markings

How scarce is the Calcutta SR42a mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR42a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1839.

When was COV-1609 posted?

COV-1609 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR42a (1837–1839).

COV-1609

1837 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1837, Calcutta SR42a handstruck folded letter (COV-1609)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR42a, scan 2 (COV-1609)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR42a, scan 3 (COV-1609)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR42a, scan 4 (COV-1609)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR42a, scan 5 (COV-1609)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR42a, scan 6 (COV-1609)

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Date

1837

Description

1837 Calcutta Ship Postage 3 / Inland do. 3 / An 6 / 1 Tolas Giles SR42a on incoming single weight folded letter from UK to Calcutta with various GB markings

Auction

StampBay

19, Lot 11

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1609 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Calcutta SR42a 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?

1837 Calcutta Ship Postage 3 / Inland do. 3 / An 6 / 1 Tolas Giles SR42a on incoming single weight folded letter from UK to Calcutta with various GB markings

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 11.

6 images of COV-1609 are recorded; the Calcutta SR42a mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1839.

Questions about COV-1609

What is COV-1609?: COV-1609 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta SR42a handstamp in black. 1837 Calcutta Ship Postage 3 / Inland do. 3 / An 6 / 1 Tolas Giles SR42a on incoming single weight folded letter from UK to Calcutta with various GB markings
How scarce is the Calcutta SR42a mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR42a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1839.
What is the provenance of COV-1609?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 11.
When was COV-1609 posted?: COV-1609 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR42a (1837–1839).

About this record

This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR42a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 19, lot 11.