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-2656 posted?

COV-2656 is dated 9 December 1836, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

COV-2656

9 December 1836 Calcutta HG 17 Cover

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9 December 1836 Calcutta HG 17 pre stamp cover — COV-2656 — front

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Date

9 December 1836

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 17 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 December 1836. Note: Badam Tallah – became Rg. House No. 1 Oct 1837 – Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2656 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 9 December 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?

1 image of COV-2656 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1837.

Questions about COV-2656

What is COV-2656?: COV-2656 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 December 1836, bearing the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 17 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 December 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.
When was COV-2656 posted?: COV-2656 is dated 9 December 1836, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).

About this record

This 9 December 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.