COV-3962 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 10 July 1783, bearing the Calcutta HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 July 1783. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1787.

When was COV-3962 posted?

COV-3962 is dated 10 July 1783, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 2 (1775–1787).

COV-3962

10 July 1783 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 July 1783, Calcutta HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-3962) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

10 July 1783

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 July 1783. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3962 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 10 July 1783 bearing the Calcutta HG 2 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 July 1783. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3962 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1775–1787.

Questions about COV-3962

What is COV-3962?: COV-3962 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 10 July 1783, bearing the Calcutta HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 July 1783. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1787.
When was COV-3962 posted?: COV-3962 is dated 10 July 1783, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 2 (1775–1787).

About this record

This 10 July 1783 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.