COV-2683 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 10 January 1829, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 January 1829. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-2683 posted?

COV-2683 is dated 10 January 1829, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).

COV-2683

10 January 1829 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 January 1829, Dacca HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-2683) — front

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Date

10 January 1829

Description

Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 January 1829. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Dacca

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-2683 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 10 January 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?

Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 January 1829. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2683 is recorded (front); the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.

Questions about COV-2683

What is COV-2683?: COV-2683 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 10 January 1829, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 January 1829. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2683 posted?: COV-2683 is dated 10 January 1829, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).

About this record

This 10 January 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.