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Date
1832
Description
India 1832 Maritime Postal History, Folded Mourning Letter from Alipore Calcutta to London, Endorsed Per Steamer Minerva, Featuring Scarce India Letter Lymington Handstamp, Rare Item
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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-3620 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1832 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?
India 1832 Maritime Postal History, Folded Mourning Letter from Alipore Calcutta to London, Endorsed Per Steamer Minerva, Featuring Scarce India Letter Lymington Handstamp, Rare Item
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 598 lot 0110 (2026).
4 images of COV-3620 are recorded; the Calcutta G8 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1832.
Questions about COV-3620
- What is COV-3620?
- COV-3620 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1832, bearing the Calcutta G8 handstamp in black. India 1832 Maritime Postal History, Folded Mourning Letter from Alipore Calcutta to London, Endorsed Per Steamer Minerva, Featuring Scarce India Letter Lymington Handstamp, Rare Item
- 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-3620?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 598 lot 0110 (2026).
- When was COV-3620 posted?
- COV-3620 is dated 1832, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G8 (1825–1832).
About this record
This 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 598, lot 0110, (2026).