COV-1320 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta G19 handstamp in red. 1851 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM

How scarce is the Calcutta G19 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G19 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1858.

When was COV-1320 posted?

COV-1320 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G19 (1847–1858).

COV-1320

1851 Calcutta Cover

Back to census|Calcutta G19 · 3 covers recorded

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1851, Calcutta G19 handstruck folded letter (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G19, scan 2 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G19, scan 3 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G19, scan 4 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G19, scan 5 (COV-1320)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G19, scan 6 (COV-1320)

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Date

1851

Description

1851 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM

Auction

StampBay

7, Lot 48

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1320 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Calcutta G19 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 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 48.

6 images of COV-1320 are recorded; the Calcutta G19 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1858.

Questions about COV-1320

What is COV-1320?: COV-1320 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta G19 handstamp in red. 1851 SAHARUNPOOR PAID HG 2 (date in Arabic) on cover to Calcutta with G.P.O. 1851 JUL 30 HG G19 and boxed AM
How scarce is the Calcutta G19 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G19 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1858.
What is the provenance of COV-1320?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 48.
When was COV-1320 posted?: COV-1320 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G19 (1847–1858).

About this record

This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G19 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 48.