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Date
1 August 1820
Description
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
Manning, Lot 123, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
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 3handstampBlack1806–1820
- Dacca HG 4handstampBlack1813
- 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-2329 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 1 August 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?
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).
1 image of COV-2329 is recorded (front); the Dacca HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1821.
Questions about COV-2329
- What is COV-2329?
- COV-2329 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 1 August 1820, bearing the Dacca HG 5 handstamp in black. 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 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-2329?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 123 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2329 posted?
- COV-2329 is dated 1 August 1820, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 5 (1815–1821).
About this record
This 1 August 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 123, (Sept. 2015).