COV-2910 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 July 1834, bearing the Calcutta HG 16 handstamp in black. Postal cover from rajputana (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 16 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 16 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818–1837.

When was COV-2910 posted?

COV-2910 is dated 16 July 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 16 (1818–1837).

COV-2910

16 July 1834 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 16 July 1834, Calcutta HG 16 handstruck folded letter (COV-2910) — front

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Date

16 July 1834

Description

Postal cover from rajputana (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2910 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 July 1834 bearing the Calcutta HG 16 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 rajputana (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2910 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 16 mark itself is recorded in use 1818–1837.

Questions about COV-2910

What is COV-2910?: COV-2910 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 July 1834, bearing the Calcutta HG 16 handstamp in black. Postal cover from rajputana (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 16 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 16 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818–1837.
When was COV-2910 posted?: COV-2910 is dated 16 July 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 16 (1818–1837).

About this record

This 16 July 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 16 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.