COV-4799 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta SR48 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR48 handstamp in Black. Dated 1851. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta SR48 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR48 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1858.

When was COV-4799 posted?

COV-4799 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR48 (1839–1858).

COV-4799

1851 Calcutta SR48 Cover

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1851 Calcutta SR48 pre stamp cover — COV-4799 — front

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Date

1851

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR48 handstamp in Black. Dated 1851. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4799 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Calcutta SR48 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 calcutta (bengal), bearing SR48 handstamp in Black. Dated 1851. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4799 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SR48 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1858.

Questions about COV-4799

What is COV-4799?: COV-4799 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta SR48 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR48 handstamp in Black. Dated 1851. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SR48 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR48 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1858.
When was COV-4799 posted?: COV-4799 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR48 (1839–1858).

About this record

This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR48 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.