COV-4427 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1842, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1842 Unstamped Entire to Sir John Login, Lucknow with boxed Calcutta Mark

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-4427 posted?

COV-4427 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

COV-4427

1842 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1842, Calcutta HG 21 handstruck folded letter (COV-4427) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, back (COV-4427) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, detail (COV-4427) — detail

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Date

1842

Description

India 1842 Unstamped Entire to Sir John Login, Lucknow with boxed Calcutta Mark

Auction

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4427 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1842 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 1842 Unstamped Entire to Sir John Login, Lucknow with boxed Calcutta Mark

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.

3 images of COV-4427 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-4427

What is COV-4427?: COV-4427 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1842, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1842 Unstamped Entire to Sir John Login, Lucknow with boxed Calcutta Mark
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-4427?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
When was COV-4427 posted?: COV-4427 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 21 (1837–1847).

About this record

This 1842 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 eBay.