COV-2575 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 28 July 1851, bearing the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1851. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-2575 posted?

COV-2575 is dated 28 July 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 27 (1847–1854).

COV-2575

28 July 1851 Calcutta HG 27 Cover

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28 July 1851 Calcutta HG 27 pre stamp cover — COV-2575 — front

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Date

28 July 1851

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1851. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2575 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 28 July 1851 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1851. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2575 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 27 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-2575

What is COV-2575?: COV-2575 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 28 July 1851, bearing the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 July 1851. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2575 posted?: COV-2575 is dated 28 July 1851, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 27 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 28 July 1851 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded.