COV-1536 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. 1851 CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22 on incoming folded letter from London to Akyab, Burma via Marseilles

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 22 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 22 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.

When was COV-1536 posted?

COV-1536 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

COV-1536

1851 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1851, Calcutta HG 22 handstruck folded letter (COV-1536)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 2 (COV-1536)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 3 (COV-1536)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 4 (COV-1536)

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Date

1851

Description

1851 CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22 on incoming folded letter from London to Akyab, Burma via Marseilles

Auction

StampBay

15, Lot 15

StampBay

19, Lot 7

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.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1536 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1851 CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22 on incoming folded letter from London to Akyab, Burma via Marseilles

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 15; and StampBay 19 lot 7.

4 images of COV-1536 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 22 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.

Questions about COV-1536

What is COV-1536?: COV-1536 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1851, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. 1851 CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22 on incoming folded letter from London to Akyab, Burma via Marseilles
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 22 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 22 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1536?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 15; and StampBay 19 lot 7.
When was COV-1536 posted?: COV-1536 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

About this record

This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 15; StampBay, 19, lot 7.