COV-3807 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta SR27 handstamp in black. INDIA 1837 Madras to Calcutta cover via Kedgeree, carried by “Herbert Tailor”, with scarce KEDGEREE POST OFFICE SHIP LETTER h/s, 3a inland + 3a ship postage, fine strike

How scarce is the Calcutta SR27 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SR27 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1837.

When was COV-3807 posted?

COV-3807 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR27 (1832–1837).

COV-3807

1837 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1837, Calcutta SR27 handstruck folded letter (COV-3807)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR27, scan 2 (COV-3807)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR27, scan 3 (COV-3807)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR27, scan 4 (COV-3807)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1837

Description

INDIA 1837 Madras to Calcutta cover via Kedgeree, carried by “Herbert Tailor”, with scarce KEDGEREE POST OFFICE SHIP LETTER h/s, 3a inland + 3a ship postage, fine strike

Auction

Sephils

395, Lot 0078, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3807 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Calcutta SR27 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 Madras to Calcutta cover via Kedgeree, carried by “Herbert Tailor”, with scarce KEDGEREE POST OFFICE SHIP LETTER h/s, 3a inland + 3a ship postage, fine strike

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 395 lot 0078 (2025).

4 images of COV-3807 are recorded; the Calcutta SR27 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1837.

Questions about COV-3807

What is COV-3807?: COV-3807 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Calcutta SR27 handstamp in black. INDIA 1837 Madras to Calcutta cover via Kedgeree, carried by “Herbert Tailor”, with scarce KEDGEREE POST OFFICE SHIP LETTER h/s, 3a inland + 3a ship postage, fine strike
How scarce is the Calcutta SR27 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SR27 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-3807?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 395 lot 0078 (2025).
When was COV-3807 posted?: COV-3807 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR27 (1832–1837).

About this record

This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR27 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 395, lot 0078, (2025).