COV-1366 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 December 1776, bearing the Calcutta HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 December 1776. Note: Used with 1 or alone. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1776–1789.

When was COV-1366 posted?

COV-1366 is dated 2 December 1776, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 3 (1776–1789).

COV-1366

2 December 1776 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 December 1776, Calcutta HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-1366)

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Date

2 December 1776

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 December 1776. Note: Used with 1 or alone. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Jochen Heddergott Foster Bond

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1366 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2 December 1776 bearing the Calcutta HG 3 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 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 December 1776. Note: Used with 1 or alone. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Jochen Heddergott Foster Bond

1 image of COV-1366 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1776–1789.

Questions about COV-1366

What is COV-1366?: COV-1366 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 December 1776, bearing the Calcutta HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 2 December 1776. Note: Used with 1 or alone. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1776–1789.
What is the provenance of COV-1366?: Jochen Heddergott Foster Bond
When was COV-1366 posted?: COV-1366 is dated 2 December 1776, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 3 (1776–1789).

About this record

This 2 December 1776 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.