COV-5414 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2026, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1838 Entire Letter from Calcutta to Saugor, Pre-Stamp Era, featuring a red postal marking. Historical correspondence with handwritten content, dated October 15.

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.

COV-5414

Calcutta Cover

Back to census|Calcutta HG 21 · 14 covers recorded

← COV-5018

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21 handstruck folded letter (COV-5414)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 2 (COV-5414)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 21, scan 3 (COV-5414)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Description

India 1838 Entire Letter from Calcutta to Saugor, Pre-Stamp Era, featuring a red postal marking. Historical correspondence with handwritten content, dated October 15.

Auction

Sephils

745, Lot 0099, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 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.

+177 more at this office.View all Calcutta marks and postal history →

About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5414 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2026 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 1838 Entire Letter from Calcutta to Saugor, Pre-Stamp Era, featuring a red postal marking. Historical correspondence with handwritten content, dated October 15.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 745 lot 0099 (2026).

3 images of COV-5414 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 21 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1847.

Questions about COV-5414

What is COV-5414?: COV-5414 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2026, bearing the Calcutta HG 21 handstamp in red. India 1838 Entire Letter from Calcutta to Saugor, Pre-Stamp Era, featuring a red postal marking. Historical correspondence with handwritten content, dated October 15.
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-5414?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 745 lot 0099 (2026).

About this record

This pre-1854 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, 745, lot 0099, (2026).