COV-2806 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 September 1852, bearing the Calcutta HG 29 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 September 1852. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 29 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 29 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1853.

When was COV-2806 posted?

COV-2806 is dated 9 September 1852, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 29 (1842–1853).

COV-2806

9 September 1852 Calcutta HG 29 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 9 September 1852, Calcutta HG 29 handstruck folded letter (COV-2806) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 29, back (COV-2806) — back

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Date

9 September 1852

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 September 1852. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2806 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 9 September 1852 bearing the Calcutta HG 29 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 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 September 1852. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-2806 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 29 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1853.

Questions about COV-2806

What is COV-2806?: COV-2806 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 9 September 1852, bearing the Calcutta HG 29 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 9 September 1852. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 29 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 29 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1853.
When was COV-2806 posted?: COV-2806 is dated 9 September 1852, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 29 (1842–1853).

About this record

This 9 September 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 29 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.