COV-3307
14 July 1813 Calcutta Cover




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Date
14 July 1813
Description
Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR3 handstamp in Red. Dated 14 July 1813. Note: June'07–Oct'27. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-3307 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 14 July 1813 bearing the Calcutta SR3 handstamp, struck in red, 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 SR3 handstamp in Red. Dated 14 July 1813. Note: June'07–Oct'27. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
4 images of COV-3307 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Calcutta SR3 mark itself is recorded in use 1807-27.
Questions about COV-3307
- What is COV-3307?
- COV-3307 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 14 July 1813, bearing the Calcutta SR3 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SR3 handstamp in Red. Dated 14 July 1813. Note: June'07–Oct'27. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1807-27.
- When was COV-3307 posted?
- COV-3307 is dated 14 July 1813, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR3 (1807-27).
About this record
This 14 July 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
