COV-1201 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 16 October 1835, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. 1835 DACCA POST PAID Giles Type 6 oval in black with Calcutta Ship Letter transit and India Letter Portsmouth

How scarce is the Dacca HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dacca HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1836.

When was COV-1201 posted?

COV-1201 is dated 16 October 1835, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).

COV-1201

16 October 1835 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 16 October 1835, Dacca HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-1201)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 6, scan 2 (COV-1201)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 6, scan 3 (COV-1201)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 6, scan 4 (COV-1201)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 6, scan 5 (COV-1201)

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Date

16 October 1835

Description

1835 DACCA POST PAID Giles Type 6 oval in black with Calcutta Ship Letter transit and India Letter Portsmouth

Auction

StampBay

4, Lot 8

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Other recorded marks at Dacca

10 marks

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-1201 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 16 October 1835 bearing the Dacca HG 6 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?

1835 DACCA POST PAID Giles Type 6 oval in black with Calcutta Ship Letter transit and India Letter Portsmouth

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 4 lot 8.

5 images of COV-1201 are recorded; the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.

Questions about COV-1201

What is COV-1201?: COV-1201 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 16 October 1835, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. 1835 DACCA POST PAID Giles Type 6 oval in black with Calcutta Ship Letter transit and India Letter Portsmouth
How scarce is the Dacca HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dacca HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1836.
What is the provenance of COV-1201?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 4 lot 8.
When was COV-1201 posted?: COV-1201 is dated 16 October 1835, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).

About this record

This 16 October 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 4, lot 8.