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COV-4026

11 February 1799 Calcutta HG 10 Cover

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11 February 1799 Calcutta HG 10 pre stamp cover — COV-4026
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Date

11 February 1799

Description

Entire posted from Calcutta to Dutch colony Chinsurah on 11th February 1799 with Calcutta GPO Postpaid HG10 handstamp with 1 anna postage paid. Contents are in Dutch langauge. Incomming covers to Dutch controlled Chinsurah are rare.

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About this record

This 11 February 1799 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 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded.