COV-3777 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1850 Cover from Calcutta to Bordeaux, Overland Route via Marseilles, Featuring Red Boxed 'INDIA' Marking and Steam Postage Notation

How scarce is the Calcutta SD17 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1856.

When was COV-3777 posted?

COV-3777 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD17 (1846–1856).

COV-3777

1850 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Calcutta SD17 handstruck folded letter (COV-3777)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17, scan 2 (COV-3777)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD17, scan 3 (COV-3777)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1850

Description

India 1850 Cover from Calcutta to Bordeaux, Overland Route via Marseilles, Featuring Red Boxed 'INDIA' Marking and Steam Postage Notation

Auction

Sephils

444, Lot 0093, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 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.

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3777 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1850 bearing the Calcutta SD17 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 1850 Cover from Calcutta to Bordeaux, Overland Route via Marseilles, Featuring Red Boxed 'INDIA' Marking and Steam Postage Notation

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 444 lot 0093 (2025).

3 images of COV-3777 are recorded; the Calcutta SD17 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1856.

Questions about COV-3777

What is COV-3777?: COV-3777 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. India 1850 Cover from Calcutta to Bordeaux, Overland Route via Marseilles, Featuring Red Boxed 'INDIA' Marking and Steam Postage Notation
How scarce is the Calcutta SD17 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1856.
What is the provenance of COV-3777?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 444 lot 0093 (2025).
When was COV-3777 posted?: COV-3777 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD17 (1846–1856).

About this record

This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD17 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 444, lot 0093, (2025).