COV-5430 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 12 August 1859, bearing the Calcutta HG 36 handstamp.

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

The census grades Calcutta HG 36 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1859.

When was COV-5430 posted?

COV-5430 is dated 12 August 1859, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 36 (1849–1859).

COV-5430

12 August 1859 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 12 August 1859, Calcutta HG 36 handstruck folded letter (COV-5430) — front

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Date

12 August 1859

Auction

India Study Circle

Lot 1013

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5430 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 12 August 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 1013.

1 image of COV-5430 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 36 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1859.

Questions about COV-5430

What is COV-5430?: COV-5430 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 12 August 1859, bearing the Calcutta HG 36 handstamp.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 36 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 36 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1859.
What is the provenance of COV-5430?: Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 1013.
When was COV-5430 posted?: COV-5430 is dated 12 August 1859, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 36 (1849–1859).

About this record

This 12 August 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 36 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 1013.