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Date
27 September 1820
Description
Siegel - India, Dacca, 1820, "DACCA POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Mostly clear strike with manuscript "27 Septr" date marking on back of folded cover to Jessore, internal docketing indicating 1820 year date, Fine strike of this rare marking, few are thought to exist Cavendish - DACCA - THE THREE DIFFERENT OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” TYPES INC. AN INDIA LETTER TO G.B.; 1820 pair of Es to Nuddea/Jessore(?) with mainly fine to very fine “DACCA/POST PAID” marks with upright or inverted “POST PAID” (HG3 & HG5; latter across the join); plus 10 Jan. 1829 E to London with a mainly very fine scarce doublering “DACCA/+POST PAID+” on the flap and a fine red boxed “PORTSMOUTH/INDIA LETTER” on the front. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Michael Manning
Same office
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 4handstampBlack1813
- Dacca HG 5handstampBlack1815–1821
- Dacca HG 6handstampBlack1820–1836
- Dacca HG 7handstampBlack1812–1818
+4 more at this office.View all Dacca marks and postal history →
About this Dacca pre stamp cover
COV-231 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 27 September 1820 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?
Siegel - India, Dacca, 1820, "DACCA POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Mostly clear strike with manuscript "27 Septr" date marking on back of folded cover to Jessore, internal docketing indicating 1820 year date, Fine strike of this rare marking, few are thought to exist Cavendish - DACCA - THE THREE DIFFERENT OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” TYPES INC. AN INDIA LETTER TO G.B.; 1820 pair of Es to Nuddea/Jessore(?) with mainly fine to very fine “DACCA/POST PAID” marks with upright or inverted “POST PAID” (HG3 & HG5; latter across the join); plus 10 Jan. 1829 E to London with a mainly very fine scarce doublering “DACCA/+POST PAID+” on the flap and a fine red boxed “PORTSMOUTH/INDIA LETTER” on the front. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 123 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10038.
2 images of COV-231 are recorded (front, back); the Dacca HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1806–1820.
Questions about COV-231
- What is COV-231?
- COV-231 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 27 September 1820, bearing the Dacca HG 3 handstamp in black. Siegel - India, Dacca, 1820, "DACCA POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Mostly clear strike with manuscript "27 Septr" date marking on back of folded cover to Jessore, internal docketing indicating 1820 year date, Fine strike of this rare marking, few are thought to exist Cavendish - DACCA - THE THREE DIFFERENT OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” TYPES INC. AN INDIA LETTER TO G.B.; 1820 pair of Es to Nuddea/Jessore(?) with mainly fine to very fine “DACCA/POST PAID” marks with upright or inverted “POST PAID” (HG3 & HG5; latter across the join); plus 10 Jan. 1829 E to London with a mainly very fine scarce doublering “DACCA/+POST PAID+” on the flap and a fine red boxed “PORTSMOUTH/INDIA LETTER” on the front. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
- 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-231?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 123 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10038.
- When was COV-231 posted?
- COV-231 is dated 27 September 1820, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 3 (1806–1820).
About this record
This 27 September 1820 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 123, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10038.