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Date
1828
Description
Entire posted from Dacca to Calcutta with fine strike of handstamp of "Dacca/ Post Paid" HG6 along with Calcutta GPO and PM marks in 1828. The central blank space is used for writing date where within in ring, Dacca and Post Paid are separated by Star.
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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-4070 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 1828 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?
Entire posted from Dacca to Calcutta with fine strike of handstamp of "Dacca/ Post Paid" HG6 along with Calcutta GPO and PM marks in 1828. The central blank space is used for writing date where within in ring, Dacca and Post Paid are separated by Star.
1 image of COV-4070 is recorded (front); the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.
Questions about COV-4070
- What is COV-4070?
- COV-4070 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Dacca to Calcutta with fine strike of handstamp of "Dacca/ Post Paid" HG6 along with Calcutta GPO and PM marks in 1828. The central blank space is used for writing date where within in ring, Dacca and Post Paid are separated by Star.
- 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-4070 posted?
- COV-4070 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).
About this record
This 1828 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.