COV-3624 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 August 1850, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. India 1850 cover from Calcutta featuring handstruck postage, backstamped with 'CALCUTTA/1850 AUG 2'. Includes weight tola bearing '6' in black segments, rare postal history item.

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-3624 posted?

COV-3624 is dated 2 August 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

COV-3624

2 August 1850 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 August 1850, Calcutta HG 28 handstruck folded letter (COV-3624)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 28, scan 2 (COV-3624)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

2 August 1850

Description

India 1850 cover from Calcutta featuring handstruck postage, backstamped with 'CALCUTTA/1850 AUG 2'. Includes weight tola bearing '6' in black segments, rare postal history item.

Auction

Sephils

591, Lot 0084, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3624 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2 August 1850 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?

India 1850 cover from Calcutta featuring handstruck postage, backstamped with 'CALCUTTA/1850 AUG 2'. Includes weight tola bearing '6' in black segments, rare postal history item.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 591 lot 0084 (2026).

2 images of COV-3624 are recorded; the Calcutta HG 28 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-3624

What is COV-3624?: COV-3624 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 August 1850, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. India 1850 cover from Calcutta featuring handstruck postage, backstamped with 'CALCUTTA/1850 AUG 2'. Includes weight tola bearing '6' in black segments, rare postal history item.
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-3624?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 591 lot 0084 (2026).
When was COV-3624 posted?: COV-3624 is dated 2 August 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 2 August 1850 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 Sephils, 591, lot 0084, (2026).