COV-4573 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1830, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 15 handstamp in Black. Dated 1830. Note: Jan/Feb, June/Dec with segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 15 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 15 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1837.

When was COV-4573 posted?

COV-4573 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

COV-4573

1830 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1830, Calcutta HG 15 handstruck folded letter (COV-4573) — front

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Date

1830

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 15 handstamp in Black. Dated 1830. Note: Jan/Feb, June/Dec with segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4573 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1830 bearing the Calcutta HG 15 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 15 handstamp in Black. Dated 1830. Note: Jan/Feb, June/Dec with segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4573 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1837.

Questions about COV-4573

What is COV-4573?: COV-4573 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1830, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 15 handstamp in Black. Dated 1830. Note: Jan/Feb, June/Dec with segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 15 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 15 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1837.
When was COV-4573 posted?: COV-4573 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

About this record

This 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded.