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-1657 posted?

COV-1657 is dated 16 April 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

COV-1657

16 April 1837 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 16 April 1837, Calcutta HG 17 handstruck folded letter (COV-1657)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

16 April 1837

Description

1837 (1(t Apr,) entire letter to Major Heneral Sir Thomas Anbury at Sarlgol showing, on reverse franed "N" r/car. DAK cHoKEy/pt pd Rs AN t"'d.s. (HG 17) con'rpleted fol a charge of 10:i. Photo , a good strike of the

Auction

Spink

Lot 24

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1657 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 April 1837 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 24.

1 image of COV-1657 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1837.

Questions about COV-1657

What is COV-1657?: COV-1657 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 April 1837, bearing the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp in black. 1837 (1(t Apr,) entire letter to Major Heneral Sir Thomas Anbury at Sarlgol showing, on reverse franed "N" r/car. DAK cHoKEy/pt pd Rs AN t"'d.s. (HG 17) con'rpleted fol a charge of 10:i. Photo , a good strike of the
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-1657?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 24.
When was COV-1657 posted?: COV-1657 is dated 16 April 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

About this record

This 16 April 1837 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 24.