How scarce is the Dacca HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dacca HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1783.

When was COV-3965 posted?

COV-3965 is dated 10 June 1775, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 1 (1775–1783).

COV-3965

10 June 1775 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 June 1775, Dacca HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-3965) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

10 June 1775

Description

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 June 1775. Note: 3 examples recorded. Revised illustration. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Dacca

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-3965 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 10 June 1775 bearing the Dacca HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Dacca postal history — the office known today as Dhaka, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 June 1775. Note: 3 examples recorded. Revised illustration. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3965 is recorded (front); the Dacca HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1775–1783.

Questions about COV-3965

What is COV-3965?: COV-3965 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 10 June 1775, bearing the Dacca HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 June 1775. Note: 3 examples recorded. Revised illustration. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Dacca HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dacca HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1783.
When was COV-3965 posted?: COV-3965 is dated 10 June 1775, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 1 (1775–1783).

About this record

This 10 June 1775 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.