How scarce is the Calcutta HG 10a mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 10a as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1795–1817.

When was COV-3776 posted?

COV-3776 is dated 6 April 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10a (1795–1817).

COV-3776

6 April 1846 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 6 April 1846, Calcutta HG 10a handstruck folded letter (COV-3776)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 10a, scan 2 (COV-3776)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 10a, scan 3 (COV-3776)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

6 April 1846

Description

India 1846 Cover from Calcutta to Agra featuring a red wax seal and original letter. Includes postal markings and detailed correspondence, highlighting historical postal practices.

Auction

Sephils

444, Lot 0092, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3776 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 6 April 1846 bearing the Calcutta HG 10a 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?

India 1846 Cover from Calcutta to Agra featuring a red wax seal and original letter. Includes postal markings and detailed correspondence, highlighting historical postal practices.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 444 lot 0092 (2025).

3 images of COV-3776 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 10a mark itself is recorded in use 1795–1817.

Questions about COV-3776

What is COV-3776?: COV-3776 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 6 April 1846, bearing the Calcutta HG 10a handstamp in black. India 1846 Cover from Calcutta to Agra featuring a red wax seal and original letter. Includes postal markings and detailed correspondence, highlighting historical postal practices.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 10a mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 10a as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1795–1817.
What is the provenance of COV-3776?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 444 lot 0092 (2025).
When was COV-3776 posted?: COV-3776 is dated 6 April 1846, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 10a (1795–1817).

About this record

This 6 April 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 10a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 444, lot 0092, (2025).