COV-953 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 4 February 1852, bearing the Dacca HG 10A handstamp in red. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 10A handstamp in Red. Dated 4 February 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-953 posted?

COV-953 is dated 4 February 1852, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 10A (1852–1854).

COV-953

4 February 1852 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 4 February 1852, Dacca HG 10A handstruck folded letter (COV-953)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 10A, scan 2 (COV-953)

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Date

4 February 1852

Description

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 10A handstamp in Red. Dated 4 February 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Dacca

10 marks

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-953 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 4 February 1852 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?

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 10A handstamp in Red. Dated 4 February 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-953 are recorded; the Dacca HG 10A mark itself is recorded in use 1852–1854.

Questions about COV-953

What is COV-953?: COV-953 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 4 February 1852, bearing the Dacca HG 10A handstamp in red. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 10A handstamp in Red. Dated 4 February 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-953?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-953 posted?: COV-953 is dated 4 February 1852, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 10A (1852–1854).

About this record

This 4 February 1852 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 Private.