COV-3748 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 October 1793, bearing the Calcutta HG 11 handstamp in black. India 1825 Cover sent from London to Calcutta featuring GPO postmark. Addressed to Capt. Robert Hamilton, care of Colonel Peter Murray, Adjutant General, Bengal.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 11 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1791–1818.

When was COV-3748 posted?

COV-3748 is dated 5 October 1793, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 11 (1791–1818).

COV-3748

5 October 1793 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 October 1793, Calcutta HG 11 handstruck folded letter (COV-3748)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 11, scan 2 (COV-3748)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 11, scan 3 (COV-3748)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

5 October 1793

Description

India 1825 Cover sent from London to Calcutta featuring GPO postmark. Addressed to Capt. Robert Hamilton, care of Colonel Peter Murray, Adjutant General, Bengal.

Auction

Sephils

478, Lot 0105, (2026)

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3748 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 5 October 1793 bearing the Calcutta HG 11 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 1825 Cover sent from London to Calcutta featuring GPO postmark. Addressed to Capt. Robert Hamilton, care of Colonel Peter Murray, Adjutant General, Bengal.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 478 lot 0105 (2026).

3 images of COV-3748 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1791–1818.

Questions about COV-3748

What is COV-3748?: COV-3748 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 October 1793, bearing the Calcutta HG 11 handstamp in black. India 1825 Cover sent from London to Calcutta featuring GPO postmark. Addressed to Capt. Robert Hamilton, care of Colonel Peter Murray, Adjutant General, Bengal.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 11 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1791–1818.
What is the provenance of COV-3748?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 478 lot 0105 (2026).
When was COV-3748 posted?: COV-3748 is dated 5 October 1793, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 11 (1791–1818).

About this record

This 5 October 1793 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 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 478, lot 0105, (2026).