COV-4815 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp in black. INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre ancienne, voir cachet au dos à étudier - S 1359

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.

COV-4815

Calcutta HG 15a Cover

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Calcutta HG 15a pre stamp cover — COV-4815

Calcutta HG 15a pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4815)

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Description

INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre ancienne, voir cachet au dos à étudier - S 1359

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2608207733

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4815 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover 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?

INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre ancienne, voir cachet au dos à étudier - S 1359

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2608207733.

2 images of COV-4815 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 15a mark itself is recorded in use 1817–1837.

Questions about COV-4815

What is COV-4815?: COV-4815 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp in black. INDE ANGLAISE - Lettre ancienne, voir cachet au dos à étudier - S 1359
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.
What is the provenance of COV-4815?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2608207733.

About this record

This pre-1854 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2608207733.