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24 December 1820 Dacca HG 5 Cover
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Date
24 December 1820
Description
1820 DACCA POST PAID Giles 5 on entire to Kurnal along with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE
Auction
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 3handstampBlack1806–1820
- Dacca HG 4handstampBlack1813
- Dacca HG 6handstampBlack1820–1836
- Dacca HG 7handstampBlack1812–1818
- Dacca HG 8handstampBlack1824–1834
- Dacca HG 9handstampRed1854
- Dacca HG 10handstampBlack1854
- Dacca HG 10AhandstampRed1852–1854
About this record
This 24 December 1820 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 28.