COV-5776 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1839, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. INDE ANGLAISE - Cachet de Calcutta au verso d'une lettre envoyée à un lieutenant - 1839 - L 184858

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-5776 posted?

COV-5776 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

COV-5776

1839 Calcutta Cover

Back to census|Calcutta HG 22 · 17 covers recorded

← COV-4711

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1839, Calcutta HG 22 handstruck folded letter (COV-5776)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, scan 2 (COV-5776)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe

Date

1839

Description

INDE ANGLAISE - Cachet de Calcutta au verso d'une lettre envoyée à un lieutenant - 1839 - L 184858

Auction

Delcampe

Lot 2560665128

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

184 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5776 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1839 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?

INDE ANGLAISE - Cachet de Calcutta au verso d'une lettre envoyée à un lieutenant - 1839 - L 184858

Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2560665128.

2 images of COV-5776 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 22 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.

Questions about COV-5776

What is COV-5776?: COV-5776 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1839, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. INDE ANGLAISE - Cachet de Calcutta au verso d'une lettre envoyée à un lieutenant - 1839 - L 184858
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-5776?: Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2560665128.
When was COV-5776 posted?: COV-5776 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

About this record

This 1839 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 Delcampe, lot 2560665128.