How scarce is the Calcutta G11 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G11 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.

When was COV-1093 posted?

COV-1093 is dated 5 May 1832, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G11 (1832).

COV-1093

5 May 1832 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 May 1832, Calcutta G11 handstruck folded letter (COV-1093)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sukhani

Date

5 May 1832

Description

Letter dated 5 May 1832 from Calcutta to Dum Dum, possibly carried by the Anna Post Office of D. Clark. On the reverse written “Post Paid” and date in manuscript within the stamp of the operator.

Auction

Spink

The Derek Hammond Giles Collection (Sale 1267), Lot 19, (25 October 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1093 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 5 May 1832 bearing the Calcutta G11 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 5 May 1832 from Calcutta to Dum Dum, possibly carried by the Anna Post Office of D. Clark. On the reverse written “Post Paid” and date in manuscript within the stamp of the operator.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Derek Hammond Giles Collection (Sale 1267) lot 19 (25 October 2000).

1 image of COV-1093 is recorded; the Calcutta G11 mark itself is recorded in use 1832.

Questions about COV-1093

What is COV-1093?: COV-1093 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 May 1832, bearing the Calcutta G11 handstamp in black. Letter dated 5 May 1832 from Calcutta to Dum Dum, possibly carried by the Anna Post Office of D. Clark. On the reverse written “Post Paid” and date in manuscript within the stamp of the operator.
How scarce is the Calcutta G11 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G11 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.
What is the provenance of COV-1093?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Derek Hammond Giles Collection (Sale 1267) lot 19 (25 October 2000).
When was COV-1093 posted?: COV-1093 is dated 5 May 1832, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G11 (1832).

About this record

This 5 May 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G11 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, The Derek Hammond Giles Collection (Sale 1267), lot 19, (25 October 2000).