COV-1344 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1854, bearing the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp in red. 1854 DUM DUM Paid HG 4 on cover to London via Calcutta and Southampton with two types of boxed INDIA PAID

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 27 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 27 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.

When was COV-1344 posted?

COV-1344 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 27 (1847–1854).

COV-1344

1854 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Calcutta HG 27 handstruck folded letter (COV-1344)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 27, scan 2 (COV-1344)

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Date

1854

Description

1854 DUM DUM Paid HG 4 on cover to London via Calcutta and Southampton with two types of boxed INDIA PAID

Auction

StampBay

8, Lot 20

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-1344 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Calcutta HG 27 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?

1854 DUM DUM Paid HG 4 on cover to London via Calcutta and Southampton with two types of boxed INDIA PAID

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 20.

2 images of COV-1344 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 27 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-1344

What is COV-1344?: COV-1344 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1854, bearing the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp in red. 1854 DUM DUM Paid HG 4 on cover to London via Calcutta and Southampton with two types of boxed INDIA PAID
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 27 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 27 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1344?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 20.
When was COV-1344 posted?: COV-1344 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 27 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 20.