COV-2654 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 7 August 1834, bearing the Calcutta HG 19 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 19 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 August 1834. Note: Badam Tallah – v. scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

When was COV-2654 posted?

COV-2654 is dated 7 August 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 19 (1834).

COV-2654

7 August 1834 Calcutta HG 19 Cover

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7 August 1834 Calcutta HG 19 pre stamp cover — COV-2654 — front

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Date

7 August 1834

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 19 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 August 1834. Note: Badam Tallah – v. scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2654 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 7 August 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 19 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 August 1834. Note: Badam Tallah – v. scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2654 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 19 mark itself is recorded in use 1834.

Questions about COV-2654

What is COV-2654?: COV-2654 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 7 August 1834, bearing the Calcutta HG 19 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 19 handstamp in Black. Dated 7 August 1834. Note: Badam Tallah – v. scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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.
When was COV-2654 posted?: COV-2654 is dated 7 August 1834, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 19 (1834).

About this record

This 7 August 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.