COV-1856
August 1825 Dacca HG 6 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
August 1825
Description
Dacca: 1825 (Aug.) entire letter to Calcutta, the reverse with fine strike of the oval "oacca/posr raro" datestamp (HG 6) across join, with Calcutta arrival datestamp and large unfiamed "a,lr" adjacent; a littie toned and flap with tear, othenvise fine- Rare. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 5handstampBlack1815–1821
- Dacca HG 7handstampBlack1812–1818
- Dacca HG 8handstampBlack1824–1834
- Dacca HG 9handstampRed1854
- Dacca HG 10handstampBlack1854
- Dacca HG 10AhandstampRed1852–1854
About this record
This August 1825 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 Spink, lot 101.