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-2148 posted?

COV-2148 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

COV-2148

1834 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1834, Calcutta HG 17 handstruck folded letter (COV-2148) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS

Date

1834

Description

1834 Calcutta – Chinsurah inland entire, with Calcutta Giles 17 "No. 1/CAL. DAK CHOKEY/Pt. Pd. Rs. As. P./...../18.." despatch handstamp, date "6 Sep 34" & rate "2" (inland postage 2A as a single letter, sent under 100 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery handstamp applied.

Provenance

Santosh MS

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2148 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1834 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?

Santosh MS

1 image of COV-2148 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1837.

Questions about COV-2148

What is COV-2148?: COV-2148 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1834, bearing the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp in black. 1834 Calcutta – Chinsurah inland entire, with Calcutta Giles 17 "No. 1/CAL. DAK CHOKEY/Pt. Pd. Rs. As. P./...../18.." despatch handstamp, date "6 Sep 34" & rate "2" (inland postage 2A as a single letter, sent under 100 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery handstamp applied.
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-2148?: Santosh MS
When was COV-2148 posted?: COV-2148 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

About this record

This 1834 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.