COV-1415 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1853, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. 1853 BERHAMPORE Paid HG 6, CALCUTTA Paid HG 24 and Rg House/No.4 all on same side of cover from Calcutta to Murshidabad

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.

When was COV-1415 posted?

COV-1415 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 24A (1838–1854).

COV-1415

1853 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1853, Calcutta HG 24A handstruck folded letter (COV-1415)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 24A, scan 2 (COV-1415)

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Date

1853

Description

1853 BERHAMPORE Paid HG 6, CALCUTTA Paid HG 24 and Rg House/No.4 all on same side of cover from Calcutta to Murshidabad

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 8

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1415 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1853 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?

1853 BERHAMPORE Paid HG 6, CALCUTTA Paid HG 24 and Rg House/No.4 all on same side of cover from Calcutta to Murshidabad

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 8.

2 images of COV-1415 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 24A mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1854.

Questions about COV-1415

What is COV-1415?: COV-1415 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1853, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. 1853 BERHAMPORE Paid HG 6, CALCUTTA Paid HG 24 and Rg House/No.4 all on same side of cover from Calcutta to Murshidabad
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-1415?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 8.
When was COV-1415 posted?: COV-1415 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 24A (1838–1854).

About this record

This 1853 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, 11, lot 8.