How scarce is the Calcutta HG 20 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 20 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1835.

When was COV-2132 posted?

COV-2132 is dated 1835, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 20 (1830–1835).

COV-2132

1835 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1835, Calcutta HG 20 handstruck folded letter (COV-2132) — front

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Date

1835

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 20 handstamp in Black. Dated 1835. Note: Half Postage Paid (June-Nov 1835) Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Jagmohan Kapur Magnolia

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2132 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1835 bearing the Calcutta HG 20 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 20 handstamp in Black. Dated 1835. Note: Half Postage Paid (June-Nov 1835) Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Jagmohan Kapur Magnolia

1 image of COV-2132 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 20 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1835.

Questions about COV-2132

What is COV-2132?: COV-2132 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1835, bearing the Calcutta HG 20 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 20 handstamp in Black. Dated 1835. Note: Half Postage Paid (June-Nov 1835) Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 20 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 20 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1835.
What is the provenance of COV-2132?: Jagmohan Kapur Magnolia
When was COV-2132 posted?: COV-2132 is dated 1835, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 20 (1830–1835).

About this record

This 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 20 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.