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Date
1833
Description
1835 : H.G.17 : Letter posted from CALCUTTA branch post office Park Station [11 April ] by Nazim-Ul-Dowla Muzafar Jung to Tomas Alexender at MURSHIDABAD [14 April] via CALCUTTA G.P.O. and KRISHNAGAR.Total full postage paid for 2 sa. Wt. [i.e. 2 Sikka Weight) -8 as.Dawk Chowkey's were setup in 1833 at various places in CALCUTTA city to receive Pre-paid letters only.They were under charged of native subordinates called MOONSHEES. Such letters were then forwarded to This handstamp: Black colour square "NO.1 / CAL. DAK CHOKEY / Pt.Pd. Rs. As. P/ space for date / 18", used between 1833-37
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-741 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1833 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?
1835 : H.G.17 : Letter posted from CALCUTTA branch post office Park Station [11 April ] by Nazim-Ul-Dowla Muzafar Jung to Tomas Alexender at MURSHIDABAD [14 April] via CALCUTTA G.P.O. and KRISHNAGAR.Total full postage paid for 2 sa. Wt. [i.e. 2 Sikka Weight) -8 as.Dawk Chowkey's were setup in 1833 at various places in CALCUTTA city to receive Pre-paid letters only.They were under charged of native subordinates called MOONSHEES. Such letters were then forwarded to This handstamp: Black colour square "NO.1 / CAL. DAK CHOKEY / Pt.Pd. Rs. As. P/ space for date / 18", used between 1833-37
1 image of COV-741 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1837.
Questions about COV-741
- What is COV-741?
- COV-741 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1833, bearing the Calcutta HG 17 handstamp in black. 1835 : H.G.17 : Letter posted from CALCUTTA branch post office Park Station [11 April ] by Nazim-Ul-Dowla Muzafar Jung to Tomas Alexender at MURSHIDABAD [14 April] via CALCUTTA G.P.O. and KRISHNAGAR.Total full postage paid for 2 sa. Wt. [i.e. 2 Sikka Weight) -8 as.Dawk Chowkey's were setup in 1833 at various places in CALCUTTA city to receive Pre-paid letters only.They were under charged of native subordinates called MOONSHEES. Such letters were then forwarded to This handstamp: Black colour square "NO.1 / CAL. DAK CHOKEY / Pt.Pd. Rs. As. P/ space for date / 18", used between 1833-37
- 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-741 posted?
- COV-741 is dated 1833, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 17 (1833–1837).
About this record
This 1833 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.