COV-1365 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta G16 handstamp in red. 1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side

How scarce is the Calcutta G16 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G16 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.

When was COV-1365 posted?

COV-1365 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G16 (1850).

COV-1365

1851 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1851, Calcutta G16 handstruck folded letter (COV-1365)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G16, scan 2 (COV-1365)

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Date

1851

Description

1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side

Auction

StampBay

8, Lot 41

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1365 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Calcutta G16 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?

1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 41.

2 images of COV-1365 are recorded; the Calcutta G16 mark itself is recorded in use 1850.

Questions about COV-1365

What is COV-1365?: COV-1365 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta G16 handstamp in red. 1851 TEZPORE Paid in red unrecorded by Giles on cover to Calcutta, boxed AM and G.P.O. HG G16, all on same side
How scarce is the Calcutta G16 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G16 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.
What is the provenance of COV-1365?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 41.
When was COV-1365 posted?: COV-1365 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G16 (1850).

About this record

This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G16 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 41.