COV-1437 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 24 December 1820, bearing the Dacca HG 5 handstamp in black. 1820 DACCA POST PAID Giles 5 on entire to Kurnal along with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE

How scarce is the Dacca HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dacca HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1821.

When was COV-1437 posted?

COV-1437 is dated 24 December 1820, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 5 (1815–1821).

COV-1437

24 December 1820 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 24 December 1820, Dacca HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-1437)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 5, scan 2 (COV-1437)

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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

StampBay

11, Lot 28

Same office

Other recorded marks at Dacca

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-1437 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 24 December 1820 bearing the Dacca HG 5 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?

1820 DACCA POST PAID Giles 5 on entire to Kurnal along with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 28.

2 images of COV-1437 are recorded; the Dacca HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1821.

Questions about COV-1437

What is COV-1437?: COV-1437 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 24 December 1820, bearing the Dacca HG 5 handstamp in black. 1820 DACCA POST PAID Giles 5 on entire to Kurnal along with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE
How scarce is the Dacca HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dacca HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1821.
What is the provenance of COV-1437?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 28.
When was COV-1437 posted?: COV-1437 is dated 24 December 1820, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 5 (1815–1821).

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.