COV-3751 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 22 November 1850, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. India 1850 Calcutta to Murshidabad pre-stamp cover with post paid 2 annas rate. Features dispatch from Receiving House no 4, distinct postal markings, and larger lettering.

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-3751 posted?

COV-3751 is dated 22 November 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 24A (1838–1854).

COV-3751

22 November 1850 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 22 November 1850, Calcutta HG 24A handstruck folded letter (COV-3751)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 24A, scan 2 (COV-3751)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

22 November 1850

Description

India 1850 Calcutta to Murshidabad pre-stamp cover with post paid 2 annas rate. Features dispatch from Receiving House no 4, distinct postal markings, and larger lettering.

Auction

Sephils

471, Lot 0094, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3751 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 22 November 1850 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?

India 1850 Calcutta to Murshidabad pre-stamp cover with post paid 2 annas rate. Features dispatch from Receiving House no 4, distinct postal markings, and larger lettering.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 471 lot 0094 (2025).

2 images of COV-3751 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 24A mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1854.

Questions about COV-3751

What is COV-3751?: COV-3751 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 22 November 1850, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. India 1850 Calcutta to Murshidabad pre-stamp cover with post paid 2 annas rate. Features dispatch from Receiving House no 4, distinct postal markings, and larger lettering.
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-3751?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 471 lot 0094 (2025).
When was COV-3751 posted?: COV-3751 is dated 22 November 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 24A (1838–1854).

About this record

This 22 November 1850 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 Sephils, 471, lot 0094, (2025).