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8 June 1813 Calcutta HG 11 Cover

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8 June 1813 Calcutta HG 11 pre stamp cover — COV-1416
Calcutta HG 11 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1416)
Calcutta HG 11 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1416)
Calcutta HG 11 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1416)
Calcutta HG 11 pre stamp cover — scan 5 (COV-1416)

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Date

8 June 1813

Description

1813 BBAY POST NOT PAID Giles 5 on entire to Calcutta addressed to John Adam, Secretary to Government, alongside Calcutta Giles 11 with 15 annas bearing postage due on arrival

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About this record

This 8 June 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 11 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 9.