COV-1998
5 July 1836 Calcutta Cover
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Date
5 July 1836
Description
Belgaum: 1836 (5 July) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, largely fine "BELGAUM/POST PAID" (HG 1) in red-brown, completed for 1r.4a., with Poona Post Paid c.d.s. (HG 7) alongside and Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG G9). Photo.
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Derek Hammond Giles
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- 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-1998 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 5 July 1836 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?
Belgaum: 1836 (5 July) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, largely fine "BELGAUM/POST PAID" (HG 1) in red-brown, completed for 1r.4a., with Poona Post Paid c.d.s. (HG 7) alongside and Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG G9). Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 259.
1 image of COV-1998 is recorded; the Calcutta G9 mark itself is recorded in use 1827–1837.
Questions about COV-1998
- What is COV-1998?
- COV-1998 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 July 1836, bearing the Calcutta G9 handstamp in red. Belgaum: 1836 (5 July) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, largely fine "BELGAUM/POST PAID" (HG 1) in red-brown, completed for 1r.4a., with Poona Post Paid c.d.s. (HG 7) alongside and Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG G9). Photo.
- 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-1998?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 259.
- When was COV-1998 posted?
- COV-1998 is dated 5 July 1836, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G9 (1827–1837).
About this record
This 5 July 1836 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 Spink, lot 259.