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Date
4 May 1824
Description
Entire posted from London to Calcutta in 1824, 'CALCUTTA GENLPOST OFFICE/4 MAY 4/1824" large red handstamp (Giles G5) along with black "Ini.d Pt (8)/Ship Do (2)/ (109" two-liner Calcutta receipt his (Giles SR9a) and m/s (in parantheses) on reverse of entire letter from Kensington Place, Bath to Malda, Bengal.
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 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.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-4031 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 4 May 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?
Entire posted from London to Calcutta in 1824, 'CALCUTTA GENLPOST OFFICE/4 MAY 4/1824" large red handstamp (Giles G5) along with black "Ini.d Pt (8)/Ship Do (2)/ (109" two-liner Calcutta receipt his (Giles SR9a) and m/s (in parantheses) on reverse of entire letter from Kensington Place, Bath to Malda, Bengal.
1 image of COV-4031 is recorded (front); the Calcutta G5 mark itself is recorded in use 1818-24.
Questions about COV-4031
- What is COV-4031?
- COV-4031 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 4 May 1824, bearing the Calcutta G5 handstamp in red. Entire posted from London to Calcutta in 1824, 'CALCUTTA GENLPOST OFFICE/4 MAY 4/1824" large red handstamp (Giles G5) along with black "Ini.d Pt (8)/Ship Do (2)/ (109" two-liner Calcutta receipt his (Giles SR9a) and m/s (in parantheses) on reverse of entire letter from Kensington Place, Bath to Malda, Bengal.
- 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-4031 posted?
- COV-4031 is dated 4 May 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G5 (1818-24).
About this record
This 4 May 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.