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-1881 posted?

COV-1881 is dated 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).

COV-1881

1817 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1817, Calcutta SR7 handstruck folded letter (COV-1881)

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Date

1817

Description

1817 (3 June) entire letter from Inverness to Calcutta, rated "1/4½" (deleted) and "1/10½", showing Crowne "india packet letter/g.p.o./london" d.s. (3.6) and, on reverse, fine framed "king's post/co's inld/181" (HG SR7). Photo

Auction

Spink

22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A., Lot 194

Provenance

Peter Cockburn FRPSL

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-1881 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1817 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A. lot 194.

1 image of COV-1881 is recorded; the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.

Questions about COV-1881

What is COV-1881?: COV-1881 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1817, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. 1817 (3 June) entire letter from Inverness to Calcutta, rated "1/4½" (deleted) and "1/10½", showing Crowne "india packet letter/g.p.o./london" d.s. (3.6) and, on reverse, fine framed "king's post/co's inld/181" (HG SR7). Photo
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-1881?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A. lot 194.
When was COV-1881 posted?: COV-1881 is dated 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).

About this record

This 1817 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 Spink, 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A., lot 194.