COV-5716 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1790, bearing the Calcutta HG 10 handstamp in black. RARE HANDSTRUCK STAMPS OF INDIA 1790 CALCUTTA TO HYDERABAD BISHOP MARK COVER

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-5716 posted?

COV-5716 is dated 1790, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10 (1788–1820).

COV-5716

1790 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1790, Calcutta HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-5716)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 10, scan 2 (COV-5716)

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Date

1790

Description

RARE HANDSTRUCK STAMPS OF INDIA 1790 CALCUTTA TO HYDERABAD BISHOP MARK COVER

Auction

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Lot 366598956861

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 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.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-5716 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1790 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?

RARE HANDSTRUCK STAMPS OF INDIA 1790 CALCUTTA TO HYDERABAD BISHOP MARK COVER

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 366598956861.

2 images of COV-5716 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1788–1820.

Questions about COV-5716

What is COV-5716?: COV-5716 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1790, bearing the Calcutta HG 10 handstamp in black. RARE HANDSTRUCK STAMPS OF INDIA 1790 CALCUTTA TO HYDERABAD BISHOP MARK COVER
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-5716?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay lot 366598956861.
When was COV-5716 posted?: COV-5716 is dated 1790, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10 (1788–1820).

About this record

This 1790 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 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay, lot 366598956861.