COV-5721 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1858, bearing the Calcutta SR50 handstamp in black. 1858 QV PHILATELIC HISTORIC JOURNEY UK - INDIA `BENARES` GARRISON & BACK UK

How scarce is the Calcutta SR50 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR50 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1861.

When was COV-5721 posted?

COV-5721 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR50 (1851–1861).

COV-5721

1858 Calcutta Cover

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← COV-5380

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1858, Calcutta SR50 handstruck folded letter (COV-5721)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR50, scan 2 (COV-5721)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR50, scan 3 (COV-5721)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Private

Date

1858

Description

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Auction

Private

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-5721 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1858 bearing the Calcutta SR50 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?

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Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

3 images of COV-5721 are recorded; the Calcutta SR50 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1861.

Questions about COV-5721

What is COV-5721?: COV-5721 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1858, bearing the Calcutta SR50 handstamp in black. 1858 QV PHILATELIC HISTORIC JOURNEY UK - INDIA `BENARES` GARRISON & BACK UK
How scarce is the Calcutta SR50 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR50 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1861.
What is the provenance of COV-5721?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-5721 posted?: COV-5721 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR50 (1851–1861).

About this record

This 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR50 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.