COV-1242 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1852, bearing the Calcutta HG 37 handstamp in red. 1852 CALCUTTA FREE unrecorded by Giles on portion of Calcutta Gazette

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 37 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 37 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-1242 posted?

COV-1242 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 37 (1852).

COV-1242

1852 Calcutta HG 37 Cover

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1852 Calcutta HG 37 pre stamp cover — COV-1242

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Date

1852

Description

1852 CALCUTTA FREE unrecorded by Giles on portion of Calcutta Gazette

Auction

StampBay

6, Lot 10

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1242 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Calcutta HG 37 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?

1852 CALCUTTA FREE unrecorded by Giles on portion of Calcutta Gazette

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 10.

1 image of COV-1242 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 37 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-1242

What is COV-1242?: COV-1242 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1852, bearing the Calcutta HG 37 handstamp in red. 1852 CALCUTTA FREE unrecorded by Giles on portion of Calcutta Gazette
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 37 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 37 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
What is the provenance of COV-1242?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 6 lot 10.
When was COV-1242 posted?: COV-1242 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 37 (1852).

About this record

This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 37 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 6, lot 10.