COV-4742 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. INDE FRANÇAISE - Cachet au dos d'une lettre ancienne pour Chandernagor (Ets Français de l'Inde) - A étudier - S 1354

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.

COV-4742

Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15 handstruck folded letter (COV-4742)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15, scan 2 (COV-4742)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe

Description

INDE FRANÇAISE - Cachet au dos d'une lettre ancienne pour Chandernagor (Ets Français de l'Inde) - A étudier - S 1354

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2608205651

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4742 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover 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 FRANÇAISE - Cachet au dos d'une lettre ancienne pour Chandernagor (Ets Français de l'Inde) - A étudier - S 1354

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2608205651.

2 images of COV-4742 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1837.

Questions about COV-4742

What is COV-4742?: COV-4742 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. INDE FRANÇAISE - Cachet au dos d'une lettre ancienne pour Chandernagor (Ets Français de l'Inde) - A étudier - S 1354
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-4742?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2608205651.

About this record

This pre-1854 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 2608205651.