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COV-4027

20 July 1795 Calcutta HG 10 Cover

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20 July 1795 Calcutta HG 10 pre stamp cover — COV-4027
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Date

20 July 1795

Description

Entire posted from Calcutta to Dutch colony Chinsurah on 20th July 1795 with "GPO/ July/ PtPd" HG10 handstamp with 1 anna postage paid. Contents are in Dutch langauge. This is one of the earliest known incoming covers via British Post office to the Dutch colony Chinsurah.

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About this record

This 20 July 1795 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.