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-3610 posted?

COV-3610 is dated 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1816–1819).

COV-3610

1819 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1819, Calcutta SR7 handstruck folded letter (COV-3610)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR7, scan 2 (COV-3610)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR7, scan 3 (COV-3610)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of sephils

Date

1819

Description

India 1819 rare King's Postage prestamp cover, Fairlie to Calcutta, containing details of historical importance, addressed to Bengal Horse Artillery, manuscript markings, and an extensive handwritten letter content.

Auction

Sephils

Lot 0119

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3610 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1819 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 Sephils lot 0119.

3 images of COV-3610 are recorded; the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.

Questions about COV-3610

What is COV-3610?: COV-3610 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1819, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. India 1819 rare King's Postage prestamp cover, Fairlie to Calcutta, containing details of historical importance, addressed to Bengal Horse Artillery, manuscript markings, and an extensive handwritten letter content.
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.
What is the provenance of COV-3610?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0119.
When was COV-3610 posted?: COV-3610 is dated 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1816–1819).

About this record

This 1819 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. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0119.