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Date
1854
Description
India, Dacca, 1854, "DACCA/18__/BEARING" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with manuscript " (18) 54 28/11" date and rate added on petite folded mourning letter to Calcutta, well-struck Calcutta "G.P.O. 2nd Dy" (Dec. 4, Giles G20) arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike, similar to Giles No. 9 which is the "Paid" version in red with the exception this is "Bearing" and in black
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10062, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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Other recorded marks at Dacca
10 marks10 other pre-1854 postal markings of Dacca are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Dacca HG 1handstampBlack1775–1783
- Dacca HG 2handstampBlack1799
- Dacca HG 3handstampBlack1806–1820
- Dacca HG 4handstampBlack1813
- Dacca HG 5handstampBlack1815–1821
- Dacca HG 6handstampBlack1820–1836
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About this Dacca pre stamp cover
COV-401 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Dacca HG 10 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?
India, Dacca, 1854, "DACCA/18__/BEARING" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with manuscript " (18) 54 28/11" date and rate added on petite folded mourning letter to Calcutta, well-struck Calcutta "G.P.O. 2nd Dy" (Dec. 4, Giles G20) arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike, similar to Giles No. 9 which is the "Paid" version in red with the exception this is "Bearing" and in black
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10062.
2 images of COV-401 are recorded (front, back); the Dacca HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-401
- What is COV-401?
- COV-401 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 1854, bearing the Dacca HG 10 handstamp in black. India, Dacca, 1854, "DACCA/18__/BEARING" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with manuscript " (18) 54 28/11" date and rate added on petite folded mourning letter to Calcutta, well-struck Calcutta "G.P.O. 2nd Dy" (Dec. 4, Giles G20) arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike, similar to Giles No. 9 which is the "Paid" version in red with the exception this is "Bearing" and in black
- How scarce is the Dacca HG 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Dacca HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-401?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10062.
- When was COV-401 posted?
- COV-401 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 10 (1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 10 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10062.