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COV-3106

8 February 1808 Calcutta HG 10a Cover

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8 February 1808 Calcutta HG 10a pre stamp cover — COV-3106
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Calcutta HG 10a pre stamp cover — back (COV-3106)
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Date

8 February 1808

Description

1808 Letter to Hyderabad, double line trisected black oval “G.P.O. / FEB 8 / Pt. Pd. 12`` (Giles Ty-10) applied in Calcutta dt. (14 Sawat – 28 Rayab) 8 Feb 1808, charging 12a paid to Guntur via Midnap...

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This 8 February 1808 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 10a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.