COV-2137 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1842, bearing the Calcutta X13 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 23A handstamp in Red. Dated 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta X13 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta X13 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1858.

When was COV-2137 posted?

COV-2137 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta X13 (1838–1858).

COV-2137

1842 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1842, Calcutta X13 handstruck folded letter (COV-2137) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta X13, front (COV-2137) — front

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Date

1842

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 23A handstamp in Red. Dated 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Private

Same office

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2137 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Calcutta X13 handstamp, struck in black, 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 23A handstamp in Red. Dated 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Private

4 images of COV-2137 are recorded (front); the Calcutta X13 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1858.

Questions about COV-2137

What is COV-2137?: COV-2137 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1842, bearing the Calcutta X13 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 23A handstamp in Red. Dated 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta X13 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta X13 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1858.
What is the provenance of COV-2137?: Private
When was COV-2137 posted?: COV-2137 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta X13 (1838–1858).

About this record

This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta X13 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.