COV-3326 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 10 May 1847, bearing the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 27 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 27 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.

When was COV-3326 posted?

COV-3326 is dated 10 May 1847, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 27 (1847–1854).

COV-3326

10 May 1847 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 May 1847, Calcutta HG 27 handstruck folded letter (COV-3326) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 27, back (COV-3326) — back

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Date

10 May 1847

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. 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-3326 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 10 May 1847 bearing the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp, struck in red, 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 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3326 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta HG 27 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-3326

What is COV-3326?: COV-3326 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 10 May 1847, bearing the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 27 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 27 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
When was COV-3326 posted?: COV-3326 is dated 10 May 1847, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 27 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 10 May 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 27 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded.