COV-1854 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 5 August 1812, bearing the Dacca HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Dacca HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dacca HG 3 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1806–1820.

When was COV-1854 posted?

COV-1854 is dated 5 August 1812, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 3 (1806–1820).

COV-1854

5 August 1812 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 August 1812, Dacca HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-1854)

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Date

5 August 1812

Description

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Spink

Lot 98

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-1854 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 5 August 1812 bearing the Dacca HG 3 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?

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 98.

1 image of COV-1854 is recorded; the Dacca HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1806–1820.

Questions about COV-1854

What is COV-1854?: COV-1854 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 5 August 1812, bearing the Dacca HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 5 August 1812. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Dacca HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dacca HG 3 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1806–1820.
What is the provenance of COV-1854?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 98.
When was COV-1854 posted?: COV-1854 is dated 5 August 1812, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 3 (1806–1820).

About this record

This 5 August 1812 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 98.