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-2248 posted?

COV-2248 is dated 13 March 1829, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).

COV-2248

13 March 1829 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 13 March 1829, Dacca HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-2248) — front

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Date

13 March 1829

Description

INTERNAL MAIL INC. OVAL "DACCA/+POST.PAID+", BOXED "NEEMUCH/Paid" & 2-ring "GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd."; 1826-39 covers inc. Mar. 1829 EL (slight toning) to Calcutta with beautiful strike of the scarce double-oval "DACCA/+POST PAID+" mark with ms date, 1826 EL to Madras with partial but very rare 2-ring "GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd." with ms "13as" in centre [ex H. Giles; full typescript], 1828/9 pair ex Calcutta to Assam with "G.P.O./Pt. Pd." ds (one redirected back to Calcutta & so also with oval "G.P.O./Bg.Pg." ds), and May 1839 EL to Calcutta with fine red boxed "NEEMUCH/Paid [15ans]" ds (short seal tear), and long hastily written 8 July 1842 letter (no wrapper) from Lucknow concerning diplomatic moves with the "King of Oude" etc. (would repay careful deciphering). (6 items)

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 481, (4th Sep 2024)

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Other recorded marks at Dacca

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-2248 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 13 March 1829 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 481 (4th Sep 2024).

1 image of COV-2248 is recorded (front); the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.

Questions about COV-2248

What is COV-2248?: COV-2248 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 13 March 1829, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. INTERNAL MAIL INC. OVAL "DACCA/+POST.PAID+", BOXED "NEEMUCH/Paid" & 2-ring "GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd."; 1826-39 covers inc. Mar. 1829 EL (slight toning) to Calcutta with beautiful strike of the scarce double-oval "DACCA/+POST PAID+" mark with ms date, 1826 EL to Madras with partial but very rare 2-ring "GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd." with ms "13as" in centre [ex H. Giles; full typescript], 1828/9 pair ex Calcutta to Assam with "G.P.O./Pt. Pd." ds (one redirected back to Calcutta & so also with oval "G.P.O./Bg.Pg." ds), and May 1839 EL to Calcutta with fine red boxed "NEEMUCH/Paid [15ans]" ds (short seal tear), and long hastily written 8 July 1842 letter (no wrapper) from Lucknow concerning diplomatic moves with the "King of Oude" etc. (would repay careful deciphering). (6 items)
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-2248?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 481 (4th Sep 2024).
When was COV-2248 posted?: COV-2248 is dated 13 March 1829, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).

About this record

This 13 March 1829 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 481, (4th Sep 2024).