COV-3571
19 February 1853 Dacca HG 10A Cover
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Date
19 February 1853
Description
1853 (19 Feb) entire letter sent from Dacca to Sudder Dewany Adawlut at Fort William, Calcutta with DACCA/PAID 2as (Giles #9) in red (faint strike but content state the Dacca origins) along with boxed...
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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
- Dacca HG 7handstampBlack1812–1818
- Dacca HG 8handstampBlack1824–1834
- Dacca HG 9handstampRed1854
- Dacca HG 10handstampBlack1854
About this record
This 19 February 1853 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.