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Date
1823
Description
1823, Bengal Presidency Post Paid, wrapper of a letter from Dacca to Chandernagor (French Settlement), bearing doubly framed oval “+DACCA+ / POST PAID” hs (Giles 6) with ms date, red circled “CALCUTTA GENL. POST. OFFICE” ds (Giles 5) and unrecorded “II DY‘‘ hs in red (2nd Delivery?), possibly unique; ex Jagtap.
Auction
Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, Lot 80468, (2025)
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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
+4 more at this office.View all Dacca marks and postal history →
About this Dacca pre stamp cover
COV-4949 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 1823 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?
1823, Bengal Presidency Post Paid, wrapper of a letter from Dacca to Chandernagor (French Settlement), bearing doubly framed oval “+DACCA+ / POST PAID” hs (Giles 6) with ms date, red circled “CALCUTTA GENL. POST. OFFICE” ds (Giles 5) and unrecorded “II DY‘‘ hs in red (2nd Delivery?), possibly unique; ex Jagtap.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80468 (2025).
2 images of COV-4949 are recorded; the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.
Questions about COV-4949
- What is COV-4949?
- COV-4949 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 1823, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. 1823, Bengal Presidency Post Paid, wrapper of a letter from Dacca to Chandernagor (French Settlement), bearing doubly framed oval “+DACCA+ / POST PAID” hs (Giles 6) with ms date, red circled “CALCUTTA GENL. POST. OFFICE” ds (Giles 5) and unrecorded “II DY‘‘ hs in red (2nd Delivery?), possibly unique; ex Jagtap.
- 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-4949?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80468 (2025).
- When was COV-4949 posted?
- COV-4949 is dated 1823, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).
About this record
This 1823 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 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, lot 80468, (2025).