COV-1368 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1789, bearing the Calcutta HG 3 handstamp in black. Sent from Bologna Jul. 3, 1787, Alexandria Jan. 20, 1789, Aleppo Apr. 20, 1789

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-1368 posted?

COV-1368 is dated 1789, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 3 (1776–1789).

COV-1368

1789 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1789, Calcutta HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-1368)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions

Date

1789

Description

Sent from Bologna Jul. 3, 1787, Alexandria Jan. 20, 1789, Aleppo Apr. 20, 1789

Provenance

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1368 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1789 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?

Sent from Bologna Jul. 3, 1787, Alexandria Jan. 20, 1789, Aleppo Apr. 20, 1789

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

1 image of COV-1368 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1776–1789.

Questions about COV-1368

What is COV-1368?: COV-1368 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1789, bearing the Calcutta HG 3 handstamp in black. Sent from Bologna Jul. 3, 1787, Alexandria Jan. 20, 1789, Aleppo Apr. 20, 1789
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-1368?: Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
When was COV-1368 posted?: COV-1368 is dated 1789, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 3 (1776–1789).

About this record

This 1789 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.