COV-4953 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp in black. 1824 entire from Calcutta to Uddah Khosalpoor in the Candernagore district, with reverse showing “GPO / MAY / Pt Pd” oval ds with ms rates, fine.

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-4953 posted?

COV-4953 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15a (1817–1837).

COV-4953

1824 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1824, Calcutta HG 15a handstruck folded letter (COV-4953)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15a, scan 2 (COV-4953)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions

Date

1824

Description

1824 entire from Calcutta to Uddah Khosalpoor in the Candernagore district, with reverse showing “GPO / MAY / Pt Pd” oval ds with ms rates, fine.

Auction

David Feldman

Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, Lot 80469, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4953 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1824 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?

1824 entire from Calcutta to Uddah Khosalpoor in the Candernagore district, with reverse showing “GPO / MAY / Pt Pd” oval ds with ms rates, fine.

Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80469 (2025).

2 images of COV-4953 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 15a mark itself is recorded in use 1817–1837.

Questions about COV-4953

What is COV-4953?: COV-4953 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Calcutta HG 15a handstamp in black. 1824 entire from Calcutta to Uddah Khosalpoor in the Candernagore district, with reverse showing “GPO / MAY / Pt Pd” oval ds with ms rates, fine.
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-4953?: Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80469 (2025).
When was COV-4953 posted?: COV-4953 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15a (1817–1837).

About this record

This 1824 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. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, lot 80469, (2025).