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COV-4427

1842 Calcutta HG 21 Cover

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1842 Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — COV-4427
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Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4427)
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Calcutta HG 21 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-4427)
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Date

1842

Description

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

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

182 marks

182 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.