How scarce is the Calcutta SR7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1819.

When was COV-1429 posted?

COV-1429 is dated 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).

COV-1429

1816 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1816, Calcutta SR7 handstruck folded letter (COV-1429)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR7, scan 2 (COV-1429)

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Date

1816

Description

1816 KING''S POST boxed three-line datestamp HG SR7 of Calcutta on incoming folded letter from Inverness, with INDIA SHIPLETTER LONDON GPO, redirected to Delhi from Calcutta

Auction

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11, Lot 21

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1429 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1816 bearing the Calcutta SR7 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?

1816 KING''S POST boxed three-line datestamp HG SR7 of Calcutta on incoming folded letter from Inverness, with INDIA SHIPLETTER LONDON GPO, redirected to Delhi from Calcutta

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 21.

2 images of COV-1429 are recorded; the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.

Questions about COV-1429

What is COV-1429?: COV-1429 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1816, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. 1816 KING''S POST boxed three-line datestamp HG SR7 of Calcutta on incoming folded letter from Inverness, with INDIA SHIPLETTER LONDON GPO, redirected to Delhi from Calcutta
How scarce is the Calcutta SR7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1819.
What is the provenance of COV-1429?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 21.
When was COV-1429 posted?: COV-1429 is dated 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).

About this record

This 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 21.