COV-1599 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 December 1837, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. 1851 SAGOR Paid Giles 2 on folded letter from Calcutta, with CALCUTTA Paid Giles 21

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 21 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 21 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1847.

When was COV-1599 posted?

COV-1599 is dated 16 December 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

COV-1599

16 December 1837 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 16 December 1837, Calcutta HG 21 handstruck folded letter (COV-1599)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 2 (COV-1599)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 3 (COV-1599)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 4 (COV-1599)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 5 (COV-1599)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 6 (COV-1599)

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Date

16 December 1837

Description

1851 SAGOR Paid Giles 2 on folded letter from Calcutta, with CALCUTTA Paid Giles 21

Auction

StampBay

17, Lot 125

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1599 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 December 1837 bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1851 SAGOR Paid Giles 2 on folded letter from Calcutta, with CALCUTTA Paid Giles 21

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 17 lot 125.

6 images of COV-1599 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-1599

What is COV-1599?: COV-1599 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 December 1837, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. 1851 SAGOR Paid Giles 2 on folded letter from Calcutta, with CALCUTTA Paid Giles 21
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 21 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 21 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1847.
What is the provenance of COV-1599?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 17 lot 125.
When was COV-1599 posted?: COV-1599 is dated 16 December 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 16 December 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 17, lot 125.