COV-3691 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 30 May 1848, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 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-3691 posted?

COV-3691 is dated 30 May 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

COV-3691

30 May 1848 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 30 May 1848, Calcutta HG 28 handstruck folded letter (COV-3691) — front

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Date

30 May 1848

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 May 1848. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3691 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 30 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 30 May 1848. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3691 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 28 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.

Questions about COV-3691

What is COV-3691?: COV-3691 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 30 May 1848, bearing the Calcutta HG 28 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 28 handstamp in Black. Dated 30 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-3691 posted?: COV-3691 is dated 30 May 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 28 (1847–1854).

About this record

This 30 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.