COV-4248 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1842, bearing the Calcutta HG 29 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 1842. 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-4248 posted?

COV-4248 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 29 (1842–1853).

COV-4248

1842 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1842, Calcutta HG 29 handstruck folded letter (COV-4248) — front

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Date

1842

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 1842. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4248 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1842 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 1842. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4248 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 29 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1853.

Questions about COV-4248

What is COV-4248?: COV-4248 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1842, bearing the Calcutta HG 29 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 1842. 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-4248 posted?: COV-4248 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 29 (1842–1853).

About this record

This 1842 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.