How scarce is the Calcutta HG 17 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 17 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833–1837.

When was COV-1091 posted?

COV-1091 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

COV-1091

1836 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1836, Calcutta HG 17 handstruck folded letter (COV-1091) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

1836

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 17 handstamp in Black. Dated 1836. Note: Badam Tallah – became Rg. House No. 1 Oct 1837 – Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1091 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1836 bearing the Calcutta HG 17 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-1091 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1837.

Questions about COV-1091

What is COV-1091?: COV-1091 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1836, bearing the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 17 handstamp in Black. Dated 1836. Note: Badam Tallah – became Rg. House No. 1 Oct 1837 – Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 17 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 17 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-1091?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-1091 posted?: COV-1091 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

About this record

This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.