COV-3785 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 13 October 1828, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. India 1828 prestamp cover with financial & personal content to Mirzapore b/s "GPO" cds & red wax seal

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 15 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 15 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1837.

When was COV-3785 posted?

COV-3785 is dated 13 October 1828, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

COV-3785

13 October 1828 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 13 October 1828, Calcutta HG 15 handstruck folded letter (COV-3785)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15, scan 2 (COV-3785)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15, scan 3 (COV-3785)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 15, scan 4 (COV-3785)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

13 October 1828

Description

India 1828 prestamp cover with financial & personal content to Mirzapore b/s "GPO" cds & red wax seal

Auction

Sephils

429, Lot 0087, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3785 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 13 October 1828 bearing the Calcutta HG 15 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 1828 prestamp cover with financial & personal content to Mirzapore b/s "GPO" cds & red wax seal

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 429 lot 0087 (2025).

4 images of COV-3785 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1837.

Questions about COV-3785

What is COV-3785?: COV-3785 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 13 October 1828, bearing the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp in black. India 1828 prestamp cover with financial & personal content to Mirzapore b/s "GPO" cds & red wax seal
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 15 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 15 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-3785?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 429 lot 0087 (2025).
When was COV-3785 posted?: COV-3785 is dated 13 October 1828, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 15 (1815–1837).

About this record

This 13 October 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 15 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 429, lot 0087, (2025).