How scarce is the Calcutta HG 28 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 28 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.

When was COV-1377 posted?

COV-1377 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

COV-1377

1853 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1853, Calcutta HG 28 handstruck folded letter (COV-1377)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 28, scan 2 (COV-1377)

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Date

1853

Description

1853 CALCUTTA WEIGHT TOLA BEARING Giles 28 on incoming cover from London to Hooghly. Belongs to a period when GB stamps were issued but India was still in the pre-stamp era. Scarce

Auction

StampBay

9, Lot 9

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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-1377 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1853 CALCUTTA WEIGHT TOLA BEARING Giles 28 on incoming cover from London to Hooghly. Belongs to a period when GB stamps were issued but India was still in the pre-stamp era. Scarce

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 9 lot 9.

2 images of COV-1377 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 28 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-1377

What is COV-1377?: COV-1377 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1853, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. 1853 CALCUTTA WEIGHT TOLA BEARING Giles 28 on incoming cover from London to Hooghly. Belongs to a period when GB stamps were issued but India was still in the pre-stamp era. Scarce
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 28 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 28 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1377?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 9 lot 9.
When was COV-1377 posted?: COV-1377 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 9, lot 9.