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Date
14 February 1826
Description
1826-36 Group of six entires including four incoming with 1826 entire from Bath to Calcutta, further 1826 entire to Government house, Calcutta, 1833 entire to Bengal, redirected to Mhow and 1836 entire to Calcutta carried by “Duke of Buccleugh”, all four with unframed PAID SHIP LETTER/ Crown/ LONDON, then 1834 outer letter sheet without despatch markings handed directly to the ship’s captain and landed at Falmouth with very fine handstamp, and 1826 (April 15) entire written from Chittagong with good strike framed “INDIA LETTER / DEAL” handstamp, good condition with some interesting content.
Auction
Lot 50703, (8 Dec 2025)
Same office
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-2326 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 14 February 1826 bearing the Calcutta G8 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1826-36 Group of six entires including four incoming with 1826 entire from Bath to Calcutta, further 1826 entire to Government house, Calcutta, 1833 entire to Bengal, redirected to Mhow and 1836 entire to Calcutta carried by “Duke of Buccleugh”, all four with unframed PAID SHIP LETTER/ Crown/ LONDON, then 1834 outer letter sheet without despatch markings handed directly to the ship’s captain and landed at Falmouth with very fine handstamp, and 1826 (April 15) entire written from Chittagong with good strike framed “INDIA LETTER / DEAL” handstamp, good condition with some interesting content.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 50703 (8 Dec 2025).
1 image of COV-2326 is recorded (front); the Calcutta G8 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1832.
Questions about COV-2326
- What is COV-2326?
- COV-2326 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 14 February 1826, bearing the Calcutta G8 handstamp in black. 1826-36 Group of six entires including four incoming with 1826 entire from Bath to Calcutta, further 1826 entire to Government house, Calcutta, 1833 entire to Bengal, redirected to Mhow and 1836 entire to Calcutta carried by “Duke of Buccleugh”, all four with unframed PAID SHIP LETTER/ Crown/ LONDON, then 1834 outer letter sheet without despatch markings handed directly to the ship’s captain and landed at Falmouth with very fine handstamp, and 1826 (April 15) entire written from Chittagong with good strike framed “INDIA LETTER / DEAL” handstamp, good condition with some interesting content.
- How scarce is the Calcutta G8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta G8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1832.
- What is the provenance of COV-2326?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 50703 (8 Dec 2025).
- When was COV-2326 posted?
- COV-2326 is dated 14 February 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G8 (1825–1832).
About this record
This 14 February 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G8 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 David Feldman, lot 50703, (8 Dec 2025).