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COV-4035

4 August 1830 Calcutta HG 13 Cover

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4 August 1830 Calcutta HG 13 pre stamp cover — COV-4035
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Date

4 August 1830

Description

Entire posted from Calcutta to Delhi addressed to William with Calcutta G9 GPO handstamp and Calcutta Post-Free handstamp on August 4th 1830. This is the most later usage of the Post-Free handstamp as it was previously recorded until 1828.

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182 marks

182 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 record

This 4 August 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 13 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.