COV-4727 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1826, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. INDE lettre de CALCUTTA 1826 texte complet verso cachet G.P.O.

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-4727 posted?

COV-4727 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

COV-4727

1826 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1826, Calcutta HG 15 handstruck folded letter (COV-4727)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15, scan 2 (COV-4727)

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Date

1826

Description

INDE lettre de CALCUTTA 1826 texte complet verso cachet G.P.O.

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 1838732838

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4727 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1826 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?

INDE lettre de CALCUTTA 1826 texte complet verso cachet G.P.O.

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 1838732838.

2 images of COV-4727 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1837.

Questions about COV-4727

What is COV-4727?: COV-4727 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1826, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. INDE lettre de CALCUTTA 1826 texte complet verso cachet G.P.O.
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.
What is the provenance of COV-4727?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 1838732838.
When was COV-4727 posted?: COV-4727 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

About this record

This 1826 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. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 1838732838.