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16 October 1835 Dacca HG 6 Cover

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16 October 1835 Dacca HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-1201
Dacca HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1201)
Dacca HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1201)
Dacca HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1201)
Dacca HG 6 pre stamp cover — 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

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4, Lot 8

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Other recorded marks at Dacca

10 marks

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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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 4, lot 8.