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-4026 posted?

COV-4026 is dated 11 February 1799, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10 (1788–1820).

COV-4026

11 February 1799 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 11 February 1799, Calcutta HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-4026) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

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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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4026 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 11 February 1799 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?

1 image of COV-4026 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1788–1820.

Questions about COV-4026

What is COV-4026?: COV-4026 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 11 February 1799, bearing the Calcutta HG 10 handstamp in black. 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.
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-4026 posted?: COV-4026 is dated 11 February 1799, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10 (1788–1820).

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 18 surviving covers with this mark recorded.