COV-3533 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 May 1848, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 May 1848. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 28 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 28 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.

When was COV-3533 posted?

COV-3533 is dated 2 May 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

COV-3533

2 May 1848 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 May 1848, Calcutta HG 28 handstruck folded letter (COV-3533) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 28, front (COV-3533) — front

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Date

2 May 1848

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 May 1848. 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-3533 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2 May 1848 bearing the Calcutta HG 28 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 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 May 1848. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay NobleSpirit.

2 images of COV-3533 are recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 28 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-3533

What is COV-3533?: COV-3533 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 May 1848, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 May 1848. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 28 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 28 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-3533?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay NobleSpirit.
When was COV-3533 posted?: COV-3533 is dated 2 May 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 2 May 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay, NobleSpirit.