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31 October 1815 Dacca HG 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
31 October 1815
Description
1815: H.G.5: Letter posted from DACCA [31 Oct.] to Captain Stuart to CALCUTTA [3 Nov.].This handstamp: A black oval "DACCA / POSTPAID" along the circumference. The central blank space is used for writing date. Giles recorded date of use during 1817-21. However, this cover proves that it was in use since 1815. The earliest date recorded so far.
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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 31 October 1815 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.