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Date
12 March 1824
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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-5218 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 12 March 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?
1 image of COV-5218 is recorded (front); the Calcutta G5 mark itself is recorded in use 1818-24.
Questions about COV-5218
- What is COV-5218?
- COV-5218 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 12 March 1824, bearing the Calcutta G5 handstamp in red.
- 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-5218 posted?
- COV-5218 is dated 12 March 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G5 (1818-24).
About this record
This 12 March 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.