COV-3964 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 12 May 1787, bearing the Calcutta HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 12 May 1787. 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-3964 posted?

COV-3964 is dated 12 May 1787, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 3 (1776–1789).

COV-3964

12 May 1787 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 12 May 1787, Calcutta HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3964) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

12 May 1787

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 12 May 1787. Note: Used with 1 or alone. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3964 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 12 May 1787 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 12 May 1787. Note: Used with 1 or alone. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3964 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1776–1789.

Questions about COV-3964

What is COV-3964?: COV-3964 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 12 May 1787, bearing the Calcutta HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 12 May 1787. 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-3964 posted?: COV-3964 is dated 12 May 1787, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 3 (1776–1789).

About this record

This 12 May 1787 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded.