COV-4770 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 26 August 1852, bearing the Calcutta HG 29 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 August 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-4770 posted?

COV-4770 is dated 26 August 1852, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 29 (1842–1853).

COV-4770

26 August 1852 Calcutta HG 29 Cover

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26 August 1852 Calcutta HG 29 pre stamp cover — COV-4770 — front

Calcutta HG 29 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4770) — back

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Date

26 August 1852

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 August 1852. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4770 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 26 August 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 26 August 1852. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4770 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 29 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1853.

Questions about COV-4770

What is COV-4770?: COV-4770 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 26 August 1852, bearing the Calcutta HG 29 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 29 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 August 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-4770 posted?: COV-4770 is dated 26 August 1852, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 29 (1842–1853).

About this record

This 26 August 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.