COV-1576 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. 1837 SAGOR Bearing Giles 3 on folded letter from Calcutta to Saugor with CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22

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-1576 posted?

COV-1576 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

COV-1576

1837 Calcutta Cover

Back to census|Calcutta HG 22 · 16 covers recorded

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1837, Calcutta HG 22 handstruck folded letter (COV-1576)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 2 (COV-1576)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 3 (COV-1576)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 4 (COV-1576)

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Date

1837

Description

1837 SAGOR Bearing Giles 3 on folded letter from Calcutta to Saugor with CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22

Auction

StampBay

15, Lot 55

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1576 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1837 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?

1837 SAGOR Bearing Giles 3 on folded letter from Calcutta to Saugor with CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 55.

4 images of COV-1576 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 22 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.

Questions about COV-1576

What is COV-1576?: COV-1576 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. 1837 SAGOR Bearing Giles 3 on folded letter from Calcutta to Saugor with CALCUTTA Bearing Giles 22
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-1576?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 55.
When was COV-1576 posted?: COV-1576 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

About this record

This 1837 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 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 55.