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Date
13 June 1836
Description
1836: H.G.6: Letter from DACCA [13 June] to LONDON [9 Nov.] Inland postage prepaid at DACCA 4 as.This handstamp: A late example of "DACCA POST PAID / 18" despatch stamp, altered in 1821 to include a double oval frame. The other stamp is a transit mark of "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/15 JU 15/1836". Giles shown cancellation with year incorporated in it, while this shows no year incorporated.
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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-748 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 13 June 1836 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?
1836: H.G.6: Letter from DACCA [13 June] to LONDON [9 Nov.] Inland postage prepaid at DACCA 4 as.This handstamp: A late example of "DACCA POST PAID / 18" despatch stamp, altered in 1821 to include a double oval frame. The other stamp is a transit mark of "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/15 JU 15/1836". Giles shown cancellation with year incorporated in it, while this shows no year incorporated.
1 image of COV-748 is recorded; the Dacca HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1836.
Questions about COV-748
- What is COV-748?
- COV-748 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 13 June 1836, bearing the Dacca HG 6 handstamp in black. 1836: H.G.6: Letter from DACCA [13 June] to LONDON [9 Nov.] Inland postage prepaid at DACCA 4 as.This handstamp: A late example of "DACCA POST PAID / 18" despatch stamp, altered in 1821 to include a double oval frame. The other stamp is a transit mark of "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/15 JU 15/1836". Giles shown cancellation with year incorporated in it, while this shows no year incorporated.
- 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-748 posted?
- COV-748 is dated 13 June 1836, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 6 (1820–1836).
About this record
This 13 June 1836 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.