COV-3618 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1792, bearing the Calcutta HG 10 handstamp in black. India prestamp Folded Letter from Calcutta to Hyderabad, featuring a rare wax seal remnant and GPO FEB postmark. Historical correspondence with detailed script.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 10 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1788–1820.

When was COV-3618 posted?

COV-3618 is dated 1792, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10 (1788–1820).

COV-3618

1792 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1792, Calcutta HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-3618)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 10, scan 2 (COV-3618)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 10, scan 3 (COV-3618)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1792

Description

India prestamp Folded Letter from Calcutta to Hyderabad, featuring a rare wax seal remnant and GPO FEB postmark. Historical correspondence with detailed script.

Auction

Sephils

598, Lot 0106, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3618 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1792 bearing the Calcutta HG 10 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?

India prestamp Folded Letter from Calcutta to Hyderabad, featuring a rare wax seal remnant and GPO FEB postmark. Historical correspondence with detailed script.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 598 lot 0106 (2026).

3 images of COV-3618 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1788–1820.

Questions about COV-3618

What is COV-3618?: COV-3618 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1792, bearing the Calcutta HG 10 handstamp in black. India prestamp Folded Letter from Calcutta to Hyderabad, featuring a rare wax seal remnant and GPO FEB postmark. Historical correspondence with detailed script.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 10 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1788–1820.
What is the provenance of COV-3618?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 598 lot 0106 (2026).
When was COV-3618 posted?: COV-3618 is dated 1792, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10 (1788–1820).

About this record

This 1792 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 10 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 598, lot 0106, (2026).