COV-4534 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 23 December 1838, bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-4534 posted?

COV-4534 is dated 23 December 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G14 (1837–1853).

COV-4534

23 December 1838 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 23 December 1838, Calcutta G14 handstruck folded letter (COV-4534) — front

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Date

23 December 1838

Description

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4534 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 23 December 1838 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?

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4534 is recorded (front); the Calcutta G14 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.

Questions about COV-4534

What is COV-4534?: COV-4534 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 23 December 1838, bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 December 1838. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-4534 posted?: COV-4534 is dated 23 December 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G14 (1837–1853).

About this record

This 23 December 1838 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.