COV-5207 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black.

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.

COV-5207

Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-5207) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dacca HG 6, back (COV-5207) — back

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-5207 is a Dacca pre stamp cover 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?

2 images of COV-5207 are recorded (front, back); the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.

Questions about COV-5207

What is COV-5207?: COV-5207 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black.
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.

About this record

This pre-1854 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.