COV-1196 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. Unrecorded CALCUTTA Paid, similar receiving house dispatch as HG 24 but in smaller rounded box, boxed Rg House No. alongside

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 24A mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 24A as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1854.

COV-1196

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 24A handstruck folded letter (COV-1196)

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Description

Unrecorded CALCUTTA Paid, similar receiving house dispatch as HG 24 but in smaller rounded box, boxed Rg House No. alongside

Auction

StampBay

4, Lot 3

Same office

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-1196 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover bearing the Calcutta HG 24A 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?

Unrecorded CALCUTTA Paid, similar receiving house dispatch as HG 24 but in smaller rounded box, boxed Rg House No. alongside

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 4 lot 3.

1 image of COV-1196 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 24A mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1854.

Questions about COV-1196

What is COV-1196?: COV-1196 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. Unrecorded CALCUTTA Paid, similar receiving house dispatch as HG 24 but in smaller rounded box, boxed Rg House No. alongside
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 24A mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 24A as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1196?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 4 lot 3.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 4, lot 3.