COV-3896 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta G7 handstamp in red. India 1837 prestamp cover to Patna via Calcutta endorsed "By the Orient" in m/s w/ boxed "InId. Ptg. (8)/Ship Do. (3)/(11 as)" h/s at back

How scarce is the Calcutta G7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta G7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826.

When was COV-3896 posted?

COV-3896 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G7 (1826).

COV-3896

1837 Calcutta Cover

Back to census|Calcutta G7 · 2 covers recorded

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1837, Calcutta G7 handstruck folded letter (COV-3896)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G7, scan 2 (COV-3896)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G7, scan 3 (COV-3896)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta G7, scan 4 (COV-3896)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1837

Description

India 1837 prestamp cover to Patna via Calcutta endorsed "By the Orient" in m/s w/ boxed "InId. Ptg. (8)/Ship Do. (3)/(11 as)" h/s at back

Auction

Sephils

188, Lot 0115, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3896 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Calcutta G7 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?

India 1837 prestamp cover to Patna via Calcutta endorsed "By the Orient" in m/s w/ boxed "InId. Ptg. (8)/Ship Do. (3)/(11 as)" h/s at back

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 188 lot 0115 (2025).

4 images of COV-3896 are recorded; the Calcutta G7 mark itself is recorded in use 1826.

Questions about COV-3896

What is COV-3896?: COV-3896 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta G7 handstamp in red. India 1837 prestamp cover to Patna via Calcutta endorsed "By the Orient" in m/s w/ boxed "InId. Ptg. (8)/Ship Do. (3)/(11 as)" h/s at back
How scarce is the Calcutta G7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta G7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826.
What is the provenance of COV-3896?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 188 lot 0115 (2025).
When was COV-3896 posted?: COV-3896 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G7 (1826).

About this record

This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 188, lot 0115, (2025).