COV-4008 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Dacca HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Note: No stops. Scarce example of postal history from this 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.

COV-4008

Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-4008) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 5, back (COV-4008) — back

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Description

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Note: No stops. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Ex Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Dacca

10 marks

10 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.

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-4008 is a Dacca pre stamp cover 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?

Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Note: No stops. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Ex Giles

2 images of COV-4008 are recorded (front, back); the Dacca HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1821.

Questions about COV-4008

What is COV-4008?: COV-4008 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Dacca HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from dacca (bengal), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Note: No stops. Scarce example of postal history from this 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-4008?: Ex Giles

About this record

This pre-1854 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.