COV-4027
20 July 1795 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
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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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-4027 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 20 July 1795 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?
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.
1 image of COV-4027 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1788–1820.
Questions about COV-4027
- What is COV-4027?
- COV-4027 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 20 July 1795, bearing the Calcutta HG 10 handstamp in black. 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.
- 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-4027 posted?
- COV-4027 is dated 20 July 1795, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10 (1788–1820).
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 18 surviving covers with this mark recorded.