COV-2739 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 7 September 1817, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR7 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 September 1817. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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 1816–1819.

When was COV-2739 posted?

COV-2739 is dated 7 September 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1816–1819).

COV-2739

7 September 1817 Calcutta SR7 Cover

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7 September 1817 Calcutta SR7 pre stamp cover — COV-2739 — front

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Date

7 September 1817

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR7 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 September 1817. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2739 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 7 September 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR7 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 September 1817. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2739 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-2739

What is COV-2739?: COV-2739 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 7 September 1817, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR7 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 September 1817. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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 1816–1819.
When was COV-2739 posted?: COV-2739 is dated 7 September 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 7 September 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 26 surviving covers with this mark recorded.