COV-1430 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Calcutta G5 handstamp in red. 1824 CALCUTTA GENL POST OFFICE Giles G5 on entire to William Fraser at Calcutta, with GPO Ptpd Giles 15 applied for redirection to Delhi

How scarce is the Calcutta G5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818-24.

When was COV-1430 posted?

COV-1430 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G5 (1818-24).

COV-1430

1824 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1824, Calcutta G5 handstruck folded letter (COV-1430)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G5, scan 2 (COV-1430)

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Date

1824

Description

1824 CALCUTTA GENL POST OFFICE Giles G5 on entire to William Fraser at Calcutta, with GPO Ptpd Giles 15 applied for redirection to Delhi

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 22

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1430 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1824 bearing the Calcutta G5 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?

1824 CALCUTTA GENL POST OFFICE Giles G5 on entire to William Fraser at Calcutta, with GPO Ptpd Giles 15 applied for redirection to Delhi

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 22.

2 images of COV-1430 are recorded; the Calcutta G5 mark itself is recorded in use 1818-24.

Questions about COV-1430

What is COV-1430?: COV-1430 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Calcutta G5 handstamp in red. 1824 CALCUTTA GENL POST OFFICE Giles G5 on entire to William Fraser at Calcutta, with GPO Ptpd Giles 15 applied for redirection to Delhi
How scarce is the Calcutta G5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818-24.
What is the provenance of COV-1430?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 22.
When was COV-1430 posted?: COV-1430 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G5 (1818-24).

About this record

This 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 22.