COV-1367 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1777, bearing the Calcutta HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1777. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1787.

When was COV-1367 posted?

COV-1367 is dated 1777, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 2 (1775–1787).

COV-1367

1777 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1777, Calcutta HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1367)

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Date

1777

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1777. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Robson Lowe

Frenkle, Lot 14, (Jan. 1977)

Provenance

Jochen Heddergott H.H. Frenkle

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1367 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1777 bearing the Calcutta HG 2 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 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1777. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe Frenkle lot 14 (Jan. 1977).

1 image of COV-1367 is recorded; the Calcutta HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1775–1787.

Questions about COV-1367

What is COV-1367?: COV-1367 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1777, bearing the Calcutta HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1777. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1787.
What is the provenance of COV-1367?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe Frenkle lot 14 (Jan. 1977).
When was COV-1367 posted?: COV-1367 is dated 1777, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 2 (1775–1787).

About this record

This 1777 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robson Lowe, Frenkle, lot 14, (Jan. 1977).