Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
24 July 1846
Description
The handstamp: Black colour box, "KEDGEREE/ BEARING" has 4"E" sin it.
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-4184 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 24 July 1846 bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
The handstamp: Black colour box, "KEDGEREE/ BEARING" has 4"E" sin it.
1 image of COV-4184 is recorded (front); the Calcutta G14 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.
Questions about COV-4184
- What is COV-4184?
- COV-4184 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 24 July 1846, bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp in red. The handstamp: Black colour box, "KEDGEREE/ BEARING" has 4"E" sin it.
- How scarce is the Calcutta G14 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta G14 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1853.
- When was COV-4184 posted?
- COV-4184 is dated 24 July 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G14 (1837–1853).
About this record
This 24 July 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G14 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded.