COV-1367 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1777, bearing the Calcutta X7 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 X7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta X7 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1777.

When was COV-1367 posted?

COV-1367 is dated 1777, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta X7 (1777).

COV-1367

1777 Calcutta X7 Cover

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1777 Calcutta X7 pre stamp cover — 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 X7 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 X7 mark itself is recorded in use 1777.

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 X7 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 X7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta X7 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1777.
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 X7 (1777).

About this record

This 1777 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta X7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robson Lowe, Frenkle, lot 14, (Jan. 1977).