COV-4230 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1846, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1846 Pre-stamp Entire Letter Wrapper, from Calcutta to Midnapore, Featuring a Distinctive Boxed Calcutta Paid Postmark in Red Ink

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-4230 posted?

COV-4230 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

COV-4230

1846 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1846, Calcutta HG 21 handstruck folded letter (COV-4230)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 2 (COV-4230)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1846

Description

India 1846 Pre-stamp Entire Letter Wrapper, from Calcutta to Midnapore, Featuring a Distinctive Boxed Calcutta Paid Postmark in Red Ink

Auction

Sephils

696, Lot 0113, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4230 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1846 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 1846 Pre-stamp Entire Letter Wrapper, from Calcutta to Midnapore, Featuring a Distinctive Boxed Calcutta Paid Postmark in Red Ink

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0113 (2026).

2 images of COV-4230 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-4230

What is COV-4230?: COV-4230 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1846, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1846 Pre-stamp Entire Letter Wrapper, from Calcutta to Midnapore, Featuring a Distinctive Boxed Calcutta Paid Postmark in Red Ink
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-4230?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0113 (2026).
When was COV-4230 posted?: COV-4230 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 1846 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 Sephils, 696, lot 0113, (2026).