COV-4576 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1826, bearing the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 15a handstamp in Black. Dated 1826. Note: March, April & May without segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Calcutta HG 15a as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1817–1837.

When was COV-4576 posted?

COV-4576 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15a (1817–1837).

COV-4576

1826 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1826, Calcutta HG 15a handstruck folded letter (COV-4576) — front

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Date

1826

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 15a handstamp in Black. Dated 1826. Note: March, April & May without segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4576 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1826 bearing the Calcutta HG 15a 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 15a handstamp in Black. Dated 1826. Note: March, April & May without segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4576 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 15a mark itself is recorded in use 1817–1837.

Questions about COV-4576

What is COV-4576?: COV-4576 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1826, bearing the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 15a handstamp in Black. Dated 1826. Note: March, April & May without segments. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 15a mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 15a as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1817–1837.
When was COV-4576 posted?: COV-4576 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15a (1817–1837).

About this record

This 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.