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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 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.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-1241 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover bearing the Calcutta HG 23 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?
Group of 6 covers with various Calcutta pre-stamp marks
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 9.
9 images of COV-1241 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 23 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1852.
Questions about COV-1241
- What is COV-1241?
- COV-1241 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 23 handstamp in red. Group of 6 covers with various Calcutta pre-stamp marks
- How scarce is the Calcutta HG 23 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta HG 23 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-1241?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 9.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 23 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 6, lot 9.