COV-3700 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 25 January 1837, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. India 1837 Agra to Ireland cover with rare Dover India Letter marking. Dispatched via Calcutta, featuring Agra Post Paid and transit cachets. Manuscript 'By the first ship'.

How scarce is the Calcutta SD10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD10 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1840.

When was COV-3700 posted?

COV-3700 is dated 25 January 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

COV-3700

25 January 1837 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 25 January 1837, Calcutta SD10 handstruck folded letter (COV-3700)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, scan 2 (COV-3700)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, scan 3 (COV-3700)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, scan 4 (COV-3700)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

25 January 1837

Description

India 1837 Agra to Ireland cover with rare Dover India Letter marking. Dispatched via Calcutta, featuring Agra Post Paid and transit cachets. Manuscript 'By the first ship'.

Auction

Sephils

528, Lot 0084, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3700 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 25 January 1837 bearing the Calcutta SD10 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?

India 1837 Agra to Ireland cover with rare Dover India Letter marking. Dispatched via Calcutta, featuring Agra Post Paid and transit cachets. Manuscript 'By the first ship'.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 528 lot 0084 (2026).

4 images of COV-3700 are recorded; the Calcutta SD10 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1840.

Questions about COV-3700

What is COV-3700?: COV-3700 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 25 January 1837, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. India 1837 Agra to Ireland cover with rare Dover India Letter marking. Dispatched via Calcutta, featuring Agra Post Paid and transit cachets. Manuscript 'By the first ship'.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD10 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1840.
What is the provenance of COV-3700?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 528 lot 0084 (2026).
When was COV-3700 posted?: COV-3700 is dated 25 January 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

About this record

This 25 January 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD10 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 528, lot 0084, (2026).