COV-1606 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. 1850 CALCUTTA BEARING Giles 28 used as receiving mark on folded letter from Colombo per Dawk, with COLOMBO POST-PAID

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-1606 posted?

COV-1606 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

COV-1606

1850 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Calcutta HG 28 handstruck folded letter (COV-1606)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 28, scan 2 (COV-1606)

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Date

1850

Description

1850 CALCUTTA BEARING Giles 28 used as receiving mark on folded letter from Colombo per Dawk, with COLOMBO POST-PAID

Auction

StampBay

19, Lot 8

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1606 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1850 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?

1850 CALCUTTA BEARING Giles 28 used as receiving mark on folded letter from Colombo per Dawk, with COLOMBO POST-PAID

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 8.

2 images of COV-1606 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 28 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-1606

What is COV-1606?: COV-1606 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. 1850 CALCUTTA BEARING Giles 28 used as receiving mark on folded letter from Colombo per Dawk, with COLOMBO POST-PAID
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-1606?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 8.
When was COV-1606 posted?: COV-1606 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 1850 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, 19, lot 8.