How scarce is the Calcutta G2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1808-16.

When was COV-3297 posted?

COV-3297 is dated 16 March 1812, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G2 (1808-16).

COV-3297

16 March 1812 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 16 March 1812, Calcutta G2 handstruck folded letter (COV-3297) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G2, back (COV-3297) — back

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Date

16 March 1812

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 16 March 1812. Note: Month in slug-form changed monthly. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3297 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 March 1812 bearing the Calcutta G2 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 calcutta (bengal), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 16 March 1812. Note: Month in slug-form changed monthly. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3297 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta G2 mark itself is recorded in use 1808-16.

Questions about COV-3297

What is COV-3297?: COV-3297 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 March 1812, bearing the Calcutta G2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD2 handstamp in Black. Dated 16 March 1812. Note: Month in slug-form changed monthly. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta G2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1808-16.
When was COV-3297 posted?: COV-3297 is dated 16 March 1812, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G2 (1808-16).

About this record

This 16 March 1812 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.