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.

COV-3800

Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22 handstruck folded letter (COV-3800)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 2 (COV-3800)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Description

India 1820's Calcutta to Hazareebagh, pre-stamp folded letter to Lieut. C.T. Cummaney, Bengal Soar, showing fine boxed “CALCUTTA / Bearing” ds with manuscript “6as” charge; red wax seal intact, very fine.

Auction

Sephils

415, Lot 0087, (2025)

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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-3800 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2025 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 415 lot 0087 (2025).

2 images of COV-3800 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 22 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.

Questions about COV-3800

What is COV-3800?: COV-3800 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2025, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. India 1820's Calcutta to Hazareebagh, pre-stamp folded letter to Lieut. C.T. Cummaney, Bengal Soar, showing fine boxed “CALCUTTA / Bearing” ds with manuscript “6as” charge; red wax seal intact, very fine.
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-3800?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 415 lot 0087 (2025).

About this record

This pre-1854 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 Sephils, 415, lot 0087, (2025).