COV-1378 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1847, bearing the Calcutta G15 handstamp in red. 1847 CALCUTTA G.P.O. Giles G15 along with INDI (A missing) SR16 error handstamp on folded entire. Extremely rare, only 2 recorded

How scarce is the Calcutta G15 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G15 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1848.

When was COV-1378 posted?

COV-1378 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G15 (1847–1848).

COV-1378

1847 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1847, Calcutta G15 handstruck folded letter (COV-1378)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G15, scan 2 (COV-1378)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G15, scan 3 (COV-1378)

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Date

1847

Description

1847 CALCUTTA G.P.O. Giles G15 along with INDI (A missing) SR16 error handstamp on folded entire. Extremely rare, only 2 recorded

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 758, (2 Mar 2022)

StampBay

9, Lot 10

Provenance

Cavendish, Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Lot 758

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 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.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1378 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1847 bearing the Calcutta G15 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?

1847 CALCUTTA G.P.O. Giles G15 along with INDI (A missing) SR16 error handstamp on folded entire. Extremely rare, only 2 recorded

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 758 (2 Mar 2022); and StampBay 9 lot 10.

3 images of COV-1378 are recorded; the Calcutta G15 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1848.

Questions about COV-1378

What is COV-1378?: COV-1378 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1847, bearing the Calcutta G15 handstamp in red. 1847 CALCUTTA G.P.O. Giles G15 along with INDI (A missing) SR16 error handstamp on folded entire. Extremely rare, only 2 recorded
How scarce is the Calcutta G15 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G15 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1848.
What is the provenance of COV-1378?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 758 (2 Mar 2022); and StampBay 9 lot 10.
When was COV-1378 posted?: COV-1378 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G15 (1847–1848).

About this record

This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G15 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 758, (2 Mar 2022); StampBay, 9, lot 10.