COV-4147 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 20 December 1838, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Calcutta to Nuseerabad with Calcutta paid handstamp of 10 annas along with two strikes of "Nuseerabad/ 1838 December 20/ Paid" in red color HG1 handstamp.

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-4147 posted?

COV-4147 is dated 20 December 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

COV-4147

20 December 1838 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 20 December 1838, Calcutta HG 21 handstruck folded letter (COV-4147) — front

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Date

20 December 1838

Description

Entire posted from Calcutta to Nuseerabad with Calcutta paid handstamp of 10 annas along with two strikes of "Nuseerabad/ 1838 December 20/ Paid" in red color HG1 handstamp.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4147 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 20 December 1838 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?

Entire posted from Calcutta to Nuseerabad with Calcutta paid handstamp of 10 annas along with two strikes of "Nuseerabad/ 1838 December 20/ Paid" in red color HG1 handstamp.

1 image of COV-4147 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-4147

What is COV-4147?: COV-4147 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 20 December 1838, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Calcutta to Nuseerabad with Calcutta paid handstamp of 10 annas along with two strikes of "Nuseerabad/ 1838 December 20/ Paid" in red color HG1 handstamp.
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-4147 posted?: COV-4147 is dated 20 December 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 20 December 1838 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.