COV-2370 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1 February 1817, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 February 1817. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta SD5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1818.

When was COV-2370 posted?

COV-2370 is dated 1 February 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

COV-2370

1 February 1817 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1 February 1817, Calcutta SD5 handstruck folded letter (COV-2370)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Robson Lowe

Date

1 February 1817

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 February 1817. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Robson Lowe

Frenkle, Lot 41, (Jan. 1977)

Provenance

H.H. Frenkle

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2370 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1 February 1817 bearing the Calcutta SD5 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 SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 February 1817. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe Frenkle lot 41 (Jan. 1977).

1 image of COV-2370 is recorded; the Calcutta SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.

Questions about COV-2370

What is COV-2370?: COV-2370 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1 February 1817, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD5 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 February 1817. Note: March to July. Rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1818.
What is the provenance of COV-2370?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe Frenkle lot 41 (Jan. 1977).
When was COV-2370 posted?: COV-2370 is dated 1 February 1817, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).

About this record

This 1 February 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robson Lowe, Frenkle, lot 41, (Jan. 1977).