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-3645 posted?

COV-3645 is dated 15 March 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

COV-3645

15 March 1839 Calcutta HG 21 Cover

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15 March 1839 Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — COV-3645

Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3645)

Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3645)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

15 March 1839

Description

India 1839 entire letter from Calcutta to Saugor featuring a red boxed Calcutta postmark. Includes dispatch details via steamer and wax seal, addressed to Major General Sir Thos Aubrey.

Auction

Sephils

563, Lot 0085, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3645 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 15 March 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 letter from Calcutta to Saugor featuring a red boxed Calcutta postmark. Includes dispatch details via steamer and wax seal, addressed to Major General Sir Thos Aubrey.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 563 lot 0085 (2026).

3 images of COV-3645 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-3645

What is COV-3645?: COV-3645 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 15 March 1839, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1839 entire letter from Calcutta to Saugor featuring a red boxed Calcutta postmark. Includes dispatch details via steamer and wax seal, addressed to Major General Sir Thos Aubrey.
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-3645?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 563 lot 0085 (2026).
When was COV-3645 posted?: COV-3645 is dated 15 March 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 15 March 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, 563, lot 0085, (2026).