COV-2915 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cutwa, Bengal Presidency of December 1854, bearing the Cutwa HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from cutwa (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Cutwa HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Cutwa HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-2915 posted?

COV-2915 is dated December 1854, within the recorded period of use of Cutwa HG 1 (1854).

COV-2915

December 1854 Cutwa Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — December 1854, Cutwa HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2915) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Cutwa HG 1, back (COV-2915) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Anurag Srivastava

Date

December 1854

Description

Postal cover from cutwa (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Cutwa pre stamp cover

COV-2915 is a Cutwa pre stamp cover of December 1854 bearing the Cutwa HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Cutwa postal history — the office known today as Katwa, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from cutwa (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-2915 are recorded (front, back); the Cutwa HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-2915

What is COV-2915?: COV-2915 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cutwa, Bengal Presidency of December 1854, bearing the Cutwa HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from cutwa (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Cutwa HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Cutwa HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
When was COV-2915 posted?: COV-2915 is dated December 1854, within the recorded period of use of Cutwa HG 1 (1854).

About this record

This December 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cutwa HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.