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Date
1799
Description
1799 : H. G. 2: DACCA's first despatch mark [6 Sept.] was a very neat oval. It is a tragedy that the whole letter on which it was impressed with such clarity, is no longer available.
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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 3handstampBlack1806–1820
- Dacca HG 4handstampBlack1813
- Dacca HG 5handstampBlack1815–1821
- Dacca HG 6handstampBlack1820–1836
- Dacca HG 7handstampBlack1812–1818
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About this Dacca pre stamp cover
COV-743 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 1799 bearing the Dacca HG 2 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?
1799 : H. G. 2: DACCA's first despatch mark [6 Sept.] was a very neat oval. It is a tragedy that the whole letter on which it was impressed with such clarity, is no longer available.
1 image of COV-743 is recorded; the Dacca HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799.
Questions about COV-743
- What is COV-743?
- COV-743 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 1799, bearing the Dacca HG 2 handstamp in black. 1799 : H. G. 2: DACCA's first despatch mark [6 Sept.] was a very neat oval. It is a tragedy that the whole letter on which it was impressed with such clarity, is no longer available.
- How scarce is the Dacca HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Dacca HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799.
- When was COV-743 posted?
- COV-743 is dated 1799, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 2 (1799).
About this record
This 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.