COV-3945 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 27 April 1854, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. India 1854 prestamp cover from Calcutta to Berhampore w/ boxed Receiving House of Bhowanipore, Giles X16 used later than listed & intaglio Urdu seal

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-3945 posted?

COV-3945 is dated 27 April 1854, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 24A (1838–1854).

COV-3945

27 April 1854 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 27 April 1854, Calcutta HG 24A handstruck folded letter (COV-3945)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 24A, scan 2 (COV-3945)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

27 April 1854

Description

India 1854 prestamp cover from Calcutta to Berhampore w/ boxed Receiving House of Bhowanipore, Giles X16 used later than listed & intaglio Urdu seal

Auction

Sephils

64, Lot 0096, (2024)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3945 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 27 April 1854 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 1854 prestamp cover from Calcutta to Berhampore w/ boxed Receiving House of Bhowanipore, Giles X16 used later than listed & intaglio Urdu seal

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 64 lot 0096 (2024).

2 images of COV-3945 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 24A mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1854.

Questions about COV-3945

What is COV-3945?: COV-3945 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 27 April 1854, bearing the Calcutta HG 24A handstamp in red. India 1854 prestamp cover from Calcutta to Berhampore w/ boxed Receiving House of Bhowanipore, Giles X16 used later than listed & intaglio Urdu seal
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-3945?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 64 lot 0096 (2024).
When was COV-3945 posted?: COV-3945 is dated 27 April 1854, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 24A (1838–1854).

About this record

This 27 April 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 Sephils, 64, lot 0096, (2024).