COV-1339 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 11 April 1854, bearing the Dacca HG 10A handstamp in red. 1854 DACCA PAID on fl to Calcutta from Major J Graham, 3rd European Regt. Unrecorded by Giles. Contents request for a dog cart

How scarce is the Dacca HG 10A mark on this cover?

The census grades Dacca HG 10A as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852–1854.

When was COV-1339 posted?

COV-1339 is dated 11 April 1854, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 10A (1852–1854).

COV-1339

11 April 1854 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 11 April 1854, Dacca HG 10A handstruck folded letter (COV-1339)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 10A, scan 2 (COV-1339)

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Date

11 April 1854

Description

1854 DACCA PAID on fl to Calcutta from Major J Graham, 3rd European Regt. Unrecorded by Giles. Contents request for a dog cart

Auction

StampBay

8, Lot 15

Same office

Other recorded marks at Dacca

10 marks

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-1339 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 11 April 1854 bearing the Dacca HG 10A handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Dacca postal history — the office known today as Dhaka, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1854 DACCA PAID on fl to Calcutta from Major J Graham, 3rd European Regt. Unrecorded by Giles. Contents request for a dog cart

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 15.

2 images of COV-1339 are recorded; the Dacca HG 10A mark itself is recorded in use 1852–1854.

Questions about COV-1339

What is COV-1339?: COV-1339 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 11 April 1854, bearing the Dacca HG 10A handstamp in red. 1854 DACCA PAID on fl to Calcutta from Major J Graham, 3rd European Regt. Unrecorded by Giles. Contents request for a dog cart
How scarce is the Dacca HG 10A mark on this cover?: The census grades Dacca HG 10A as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-1339?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 15.
When was COV-1339 posted?: COV-1339 is dated 11 April 1854, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 10A (1852–1854).

About this record

This 11 April 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 10A handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 15.