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Date
10 January 1829
Description
Siegel - India, Dacca, 1829, "DACCA POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 6). Mostly bold strike with manuscript "10" rate added on back of 1829 folded cover (missing inner letter) to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (Jan. 19) transit and London arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/8" rate marking, some internal reinforcement along folds, Very Fine Cavendish - DACCA - THE THREE DIFFERENT OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” TYPES INC. AN INDIA LETTER TO G.B.; 1820 pair of Es to Nuddea/Jessore(?) with mainly fine to very fine “DACCA/POST PAID” marks with upright or inverted “POST PAID” (HG3 & HG5; latter across the join); plus 10 Jan. 1829 E to London with a mainly very fine scarce doublering “DACCA/+POST PAID+” on the flap and a fine red boxed “PORTSMOUTH/INDIA LETTER” on the front. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Michael Manning
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
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About this Dacca pre stamp cover
COV-399 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?
Siegel - India, Dacca, 1829, "DACCA POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 6). Mostly bold strike with manuscript "10" rate added on back of 1829 folded cover (missing inner letter) to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (Jan. 19) transit and London arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/8" rate marking, some internal reinforcement along folds, Very Fine Cavendish - DACCA - THE THREE DIFFERENT OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” TYPES INC. AN INDIA LETTER TO G.B.; 1820 pair of Es to Nuddea/Jessore(?) with mainly fine to very fine “DACCA/POST PAID” marks with upright or inverted “POST PAID” (HG3 & HG5; latter across the join); plus 10 Jan. 1829 E to London with a mainly very fine scarce doublering “DACCA/+POST PAID+” on the flap and a fine red boxed “PORTSMOUTH/INDIA LETTER” on the front. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 123 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10060.
2 images of COV-399 are recorded (front, back); the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.
Questions about COV-399
- What is COV-399?
- COV-399 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 10 January 1829, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. Siegel - India, Dacca, 1829, "DACCA POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 6). Mostly bold strike with manuscript "10" rate added on back of 1829 folded cover (missing inner letter) to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (Jan. 19) transit and London arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/8" rate marking, some internal reinforcement along folds, Very Fine Cavendish - DACCA - THE THREE DIFFERENT OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” TYPES INC. AN INDIA LETTER TO G.B.; 1820 pair of Es to Nuddea/Jessore(?) with mainly fine to very fine “DACCA/POST PAID” marks with upright or inverted “POST PAID” (HG3 & HG5; latter across the join); plus 10 Jan. 1829 E to London with a mainly very fine scarce doublering “DACCA/+POST PAID+” on the flap and a fine red boxed “PORTSMOUTH/INDIA LETTER” on the front. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41
- 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-399?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 123 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10060.
- When was COV-399 posted?
- COV-399 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. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 123, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10060.