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COV-4699

11 August 1844 Calcutta HG 22 Cover

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11 August 1844 Calcutta HG 22 pre stamp cover — COV-4699
Calcutta HG 22 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4699)
Calcutta HG 22 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-4699)
Calcutta HG 22 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-4699)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

11 August 1844

Description

India 1844 Very Rare redirected 2 page hand written prestamp cover sent from Calcutta, addressed to Berhampore, cancelled at Outward cross-post from Beauleh to Pubna, Ex. Giles

Auction

717, Lot 0096, (2026)

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About this record

This 11 August 1844 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. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 717, lot 0096, (2026).