How scarce is the Calcutta HG 12 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1807–1818.

When was COV-212 posted?

COV-212 is dated 1818, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 12 (1807–1818).

COV-212

1818 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1818, Calcutta HG 12 handstruck folded letter (COV-212) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 12, back (COV-212) — back

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Date

1818

Description

India, Calcutta, 1818, "POST FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 12). Bold and complete strike on back of folded letter with Feb. 5, 1818 despatch docketing, addressed to Governor of Damao (Daman), Portuguese India, some ink erosion particularly on inner sheets, Very Fine strike, a scarce and interesting use to the Portuguese territory of Daman

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Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10019, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-212 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1818 bearing the Calcutta HG 12 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10019.

2 images of COV-212 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1807–1818.

Questions about COV-212

What is COV-212?: COV-212 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1818, bearing the Calcutta HG 12 handstamp in black. India, Calcutta, 1818, "POST FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 12). Bold and complete strike on back of folded letter with Feb. 5, 1818 despatch docketing, addressed to Governor of Damao (Daman), Portuguese India, some ink erosion particularly on inner sheets, Very Fine strike, a scarce and interesting use to the Portuguese territory of Daman
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 12 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1807–1818.
What is the provenance of COV-212?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10019.
When was COV-212 posted?: COV-212 is dated 1818, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 12 (1807–1818).

About this record

This 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 12 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10019.