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-2321 posted?

COV-2321 is dated 2 January 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).

COV-2321

2 January 1816 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 January 1816, Calcutta SR7 handstruck folded letter (COV-2321) — front

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Date

2 January 1816

Description

KING'S POSTAGE/INLAND POSTAGE WITH CROWNED INDIA PACKET LETTER/G.P.O./LONDON; Jan. 1816 E (part letter) to Calcutta ex London with faint & widely spaced wording [Robertson In.2] - crowned "INDIA PACKET LETTER/GPO/LONDON" d.s. and scarce framed "KING'S POSTE"/COS INLD do/[DATE]" arrival mark of India on the upper flap. Rated '1/2'(d) for a letter posted in London. Scarce. Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 749, (2nd Mar 2022)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2321 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2 January 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 749 (2nd Mar 2022).

1 image of COV-2321 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.

Questions about COV-2321

What is COV-2321?: COV-2321 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 January 1816, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. KING'S POSTAGE/INLAND POSTAGE WITH CROWNED INDIA PACKET LETTER/G.P.O./LONDON; Jan. 1816 E (part letter) to Calcutta ex London with faint & widely spaced wording [Robertson In.2] - crowned "INDIA PACKET LETTER/GPO/LONDON" d.s. and scarce framed "KING'S POSTE"/COS INLD do/[DATE]" arrival mark of India on the upper flap. Rated '1/2'(d) for a letter posted in London. Scarce. Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
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-2321?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 749 (2nd Mar 2022).
When was COV-2321 posted?: COV-2321 is dated 2 January 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).

About this record

This 2 January 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 28 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 749, (2nd Mar 2022).