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COV-3645

15 March 1839 Calcutta HG 24 Cover

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15 March 1839 Calcutta HG 24 pre stamp cover — COV-3645
Calcutta HG 24 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3645)
Calcutta HG 24 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3645)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

15 March 1839

Description

India 1839 entire letter from Calcutta to Saugor featuring a red boxed Calcutta postmark. Includes dispatch details via steamer and wax seal, addressed to Major General Sir Thos Aubrey.

Auction

563, Lot 0085, (2026)

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About this record

This 15 March 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 24 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 563, lot 0085, (2026).