How scarce is the Calcutta G10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G10 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1833.

When was COV-1092 posted?

COV-1092 is dated April 1830, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G10 (1830–1833).

COV-1092

April 1830 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — April 1830, Calcutta G10 handstruck folded letter (COV-1092)

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Date

April 1830

Description

Letter dated 2 April 1830 from Dum Dum to Calcutta, conveyed by the O.A.P.O. of Rozario & Co. The reverse shows the stamp of the operator and “Post Paid One Anna” and date in the manuscript.

Auction

Spink

Lot 18, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Sukhani Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1092 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of April 1830 bearing the Calcutta G10 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?

Letter dated 2 April 1830 from Dum Dum to Calcutta, conveyed by the O.A.P.O. of Rozario & Co. The reverse shows the stamp of the operator and “Post Paid One Anna” and date in the manuscript.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 18 (Oct. 2000).

1 image of COV-1092 is recorded; the Calcutta G10 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1833.

Questions about COV-1092

What is COV-1092?: COV-1092 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of April 1830, bearing the Calcutta G10 handstamp in black. Letter dated 2 April 1830 from Dum Dum to Calcutta, conveyed by the O.A.P.O. of Rozario & Co. The reverse shows the stamp of the operator and “Post Paid One Anna” and date in the manuscript.
How scarce is the Calcutta G10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G10 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1833.
What is the provenance of COV-1092?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 18 (Oct. 2000).
When was COV-1092 posted?: COV-1092 is dated April 1830, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G10 (1830–1833).

About this record

This April 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G10 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 18, (Oct. 2000).