COV-4680 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 3 March 1829, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. Calcutta to Mirzapore 1829 entire – with contents. Superb strike of Giles#15a.

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-4680 posted?

COV-4680 is dated 3 March 1829, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

COV-4680

3 March 1829 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 3 March 1829, Calcutta HG 15 handstruck folded letter (COV-4680) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15, back (COV-4680) — back

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Date

3 March 1829

Description

Calcutta to Mirzapore 1829 entire – with contents. Superb strike of Giles#15a.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4680 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 3 March 1829 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?

Calcutta to Mirzapore 1829 entire – with contents. Superb strike of Giles#15a.

2 images of COV-4680 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1837.

Questions about COV-4680

What is COV-4680?: COV-4680 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 3 March 1829, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. Calcutta to Mirzapore 1829 entire – with contents. Superb strike of Giles#15a.
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-4680 posted?: COV-4680 is dated 3 March 1829, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

About this record

This 3 March 1829 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.