COV-5707 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kalka, Punjab of 1854, bearing the Kalka HG 1 handstamp in red. 1855 INDIA COVER TO SCOTLAND SUPERB KALKA BOXED QV 1/2a LITHO 4 MARGIN FRANKING

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

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

When was COV-5707 posted?

COV-5707 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Kalka HG 1 (1854).

COV-5707

1854 Kalka Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Kalka HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-5707)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kalka HG 1, scan 2 (COV-5707)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kalka HG 1, scan 3 (COV-5707)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kalka HG 1, scan 4 (COV-5707)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kalka HG 1, scan 5 (COV-5707)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kalka HG 1, scan 6 (COV-5707)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of eBay

Date

1854

Description

1855 INDIA COVER TO SCOTLAND SUPERB KALKA BOXED QV 1/2a LITHO 4 MARGIN FRANKING

Auction

eBay

Lot 117466938961

About this Kalka pre stamp cover

COV-5707 is a Kalka pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Kalka HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kalka postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

1855 INDIA COVER TO SCOTLAND SUPERB KALKA BOXED QV 1/2a LITHO 4 MARGIN FRANKING

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 117466938961.

6 images of COV-5707 are recorded; the Kalka HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-5707

What is COV-5707?: COV-5707 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kalka, Punjab of 1854, bearing the Kalka HG 1 handstamp in red. 1855 INDIA COVER TO SCOTLAND SUPERB KALKA BOXED QV 1/2a LITHO 4 MARGIN FRANKING
How scarce is the Kalka HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kalka HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
What is the provenance of COV-5707?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 117466938961.
When was COV-5707 posted?: COV-5707 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Kalka HG 1 (1854).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kalka HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with eBay, lot 117466938961.