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-1653 posted?

COV-1653 is dated April 1836, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

COV-1653

April 1836 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — April 1836, Calcutta HG 17 handstruck folded letter (COV-1653)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

April 1836

Description

1836 (Apr.) entire letter to Agra showing, on reverse, a good strike of the framed "r,{" r/car. DAK cHoKEy/pr pd Rs AN P" d.s. (HG 17) completed for a charge of 11a. Photo {150_2OO Note: Thk handstamp was applied at Badam Tallah, a suburb oJ Calcutta, which was changed in October 1837 to being the No. 1 Receiuing House

Auction

Spink

Lot 22

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1653 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of April 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 Spink lot 22.

1 image of COV-1653 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1837.

Questions about COV-1653

What is COV-1653?: COV-1653 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of April 1836, bearing the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp in black. 1836 (Apr.) entire letter to Agra showing, on reverse, a good strike of the framed "r,{" r/car. DAK cHoKEy/pr pd Rs AN P" d.s. (HG 17) completed for a charge of 11a. Photo {150_2OO Note: Thk handstamp was applied at Badam Tallah, a suburb oJ Calcutta, which was changed in October 1837 to being the No. 1 Receiuing House
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-1653?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 22.
When was COV-1653 posted?: COV-1653 is dated April 1836, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

About this record

This April 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 Spink, lot 22.