COV-3322 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 July 1839, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 21 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 July 1839. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-3322 posted?

COV-3322 is dated 9 July 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

COV-3322

9 July 1839 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 9 July 1839, Calcutta HG 21 handstruck folded letter (COV-3322) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, back (COV-3322) — back

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Date

9 July 1839

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 21 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 July 1839. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3322 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 9 July 1839 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 21 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 July 1839. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3322 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-3322

What is COV-3322?: COV-3322 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 July 1839, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 21 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 July 1839. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-3322 posted?: COV-3322 is dated 9 July 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 9 July 1839 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 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded.