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Date
December 1834
Description
Calcutta: 1834 (Dec.) large part entire from the Bishop of Calcutta to Liverpool and redirected to Leicester showing, on reverse, a largely fine strike of the very rare framed "No. 1/CALCUTTA/CHOWKEE/FREE" (HG 19) applied at Badam Tallah, Calcutta G.P.O. framed datestamp, Liverpool Ship Letter and Liverpool c.d.s. One of only two examples recorded. Photo.
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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-1652 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of December 1834 bearing the Calcutta HG 19 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?
Calcutta: 1834 (Dec.) large part entire from the Bishop of Calcutta to Liverpool and redirected to Leicester showing, on reverse, a largely fine strike of the very rare framed "No. 1/CALCUTTA/CHOWKEE/FREE" (HG 19) applied at Badam Tallah, Calcutta G.P.O. framed datestamp, Liverpool Ship Letter and Liverpool c.d.s. One of only two examples recorded. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 21.
1 image of COV-1652 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 19 mark itself is recorded in use 1834.
Questions about COV-1652
- What is COV-1652?
- COV-1652 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of December 1834, bearing the Calcutta HG 19 handstamp in black. Calcutta: 1834 (Dec.) large part entire from the Bishop of Calcutta to Liverpool and redirected to Leicester showing, on reverse, a largely fine strike of the very rare framed "No. 1/CALCUTTA/CHOWKEE/FREE" (HG 19) applied at Badam Tallah, Calcutta G.P.O. framed datestamp, Liverpool Ship Letter and Liverpool c.d.s. One of only two examples recorded. Photo.
- How scarce is the Calcutta HG 19 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta HG 19 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834.
- What is the provenance of COV-1652?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 21.
- When was COV-1652 posted?
- COV-1652 is dated December 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 19 (1834).
About this record
This December 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 19 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 21.