COV-3325 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 8 June 1848, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 22 handstamp in Black. Dated 8 June 1848. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 22 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 22 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.

When was COV-3325 posted?

COV-3325 is dated 8 June 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

COV-3325

8 June 1848 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 8 June 1848, Calcutta HG 22 handstruck folded letter (COV-3325) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 22, back (COV-3325) — back

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Date

8 June 1848

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 22 handstamp in Black. Dated 8 June 1848. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3325 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 8 June 1848 bearing the Calcutta HG 22 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 22 handstamp in Black. Dated 8 June 1848. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3325 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 22 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.

Questions about COV-3325

What is COV-3325?: COV-3325 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 8 June 1848, bearing the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 22 handstamp in Black. Dated 8 June 1848. Note: Despatch or receipt. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 22 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 22 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.
When was COV-3325 posted?: COV-3325 is dated 8 June 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 22 (1837–1854).

About this record

This 8 June 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 22 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded.