COV-3128 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 26 September 1859, bearing the Calcutta HG 36 handstamp. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 36 handstamp in unknown. Dated 26 September 1859. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 36 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 36 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1859.

When was COV-3128 posted?

COV-3128 is dated 26 September 1859, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 36 (1849–1859).

COV-3128

26 September 1859 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 26 September 1859, Calcutta HG 36 handstruck folded letter (COV-3128) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 36, back (COV-3128) — back

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Date

26 September 1859

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 36 handstamp in unknown. Dated 26 September 1859. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Argyll Etkin

Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1289, (7 May 2026)

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3128 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 26 September 1859 bearing the Calcutta HG 36 handstamp, 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 36 handstamp in unknown. Dated 26 September 1859. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1289 (7 May 2026); and Private.

2 images of COV-3128 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 36 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1859.

Questions about COV-3128

What is COV-3128?: COV-3128 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 26 September 1859, bearing the Calcutta HG 36 handstamp. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 36 handstamp in unknown. Dated 26 September 1859. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 36 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 36 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1859.
What is the provenance of COV-3128?: Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1289 (7 May 2026); and Private.
When was COV-3128 posted?: COV-3128 is dated 26 September 1859, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 36 (1849–1859).

About this record

This 26 September 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 36 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1289, (7 May 2026); Private.