COV-3628 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 11 August 1839, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1839 Entire from Calcutta to Simla featuring red wax seal, dated postmark, and manuscript notations. Historical correspondence with financial details enclosed.

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-3628 posted?

COV-3628 is dated 11 August 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

COV-3628

11 August 1839 Calcutta HG 21 Cover

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11 August 1839 Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — COV-3628

Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3628)

Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3628)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

11 August 1839

Description

India 1839 Entire from Calcutta to Simla featuring red wax seal, dated postmark, and manuscript notations. Historical correspondence with financial details enclosed.

Auction

Sephils

584, Lot 0104, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3628 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 11 August 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?

India 1839 Entire from Calcutta to Simla featuring red wax seal, dated postmark, and manuscript notations. Historical correspondence with financial details enclosed.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 584 lot 0104 (2026).

3 images of COV-3628 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-3628

What is COV-3628?: COV-3628 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 11 August 1839, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1839 Entire from Calcutta to Simla featuring red wax seal, dated postmark, and manuscript notations. Historical correspondence with financial details enclosed.
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-3628?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 584 lot 0104 (2026).
When was COV-3628 posted?: COV-3628 is dated 11 August 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 11 August 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 584, lot 0104, (2026).