COV-1456 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1834, bearing the Calcutta G9 handstamp in red. 1854 MERUT PtPd HG 3 on folded letter to Calcutta with CALCUTTA HG G9 and boxed PM AI Corrected Date - 1834

How scarce is the Calcutta G9 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827–1837.

When was COV-1456 posted?

COV-1456 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G9 (1827–1837).

COV-1456

1834 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1834, Calcutta G9 handstruck folded letter (COV-1456)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G9, scan 2 (COV-1456)

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Date

1834

Description

1854 MERUT PtPd HG 3 on folded letter to Calcutta with CALCUTTA HG G9 and boxed PM AI Corrected Date - 1834

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 42

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1456 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1834 bearing the Calcutta G9 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?

1854 MERUT PtPd HG 3 on folded letter to Calcutta with CALCUTTA HG G9 and boxed PM AI Corrected Date - 1834

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 42.

2 images of COV-1456 are recorded; the Calcutta G9 mark itself is recorded in use 1827–1837.

Questions about COV-1456

What is COV-1456?: COV-1456 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1834, bearing the Calcutta G9 handstamp in red. 1854 MERUT PtPd HG 3 on folded letter to Calcutta with CALCUTTA HG G9 and boxed PM AI Corrected Date - 1834
How scarce is the Calcutta G9 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-1456?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 42.
When was COV-1456 posted?: COV-1456 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G9 (1827–1837).

About this record

This 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G9 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 18 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 42.