COV-2513 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 September 1853, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 September 1853. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-2513 posted?

COV-2513 is dated 9 September 1853, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

COV-2513

9 September 1853 Calcutta HG 28 Cover

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9 September 1853 Calcutta HG 28 pre stamp cover — COV-2513 — front

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Date

9 September 1853

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 September 1853. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2513 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 9 September 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 September 1853. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-2513 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 28 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-2513

What is COV-2513?: COV-2513 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 September 1853, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 9 September 1853. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2513?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-2513 posted?: COV-2513 is dated 9 September 1853, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 9 September 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.