How scarce is the Dacca HG 7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dacca HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1812–1818.

When was COV-1855 posted?

COV-1855 is dated 7 December 1817, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 7 (1812–1818).

COV-1855

7 December 1817 Dacca Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 7 December 1817, Dacca HG 7 handstruck folded letter (COV-1855)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

7 December 1817

Description

Dacca: 1817 (7 Dec.) entire letter to Calcutta inscribed "Seruice", the reverse with fine strike of the rare oval "o.p.o." (HG 7); traces of light toning and n'rinor pelimeter splits, othenvrse fine. Photo

Auction

Spink

Lot 100

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Dacca

10 marks

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About this Dacca pre stamp cover

COV-1855 is a Dacca pre stamp cover of 7 December 1817 bearing the Dacca HG 7 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 100.

1 image of COV-1855 is recorded; the Dacca HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1812–1818.

Questions about COV-1855

What is COV-1855?: COV-1855 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dacca, Bengal Presidency of 7 December 1817, bearing the Dacca HG 7 handstamp in black. Dacca: 1817 (7 Dec.) entire letter to Calcutta inscribed "Seruice", the reverse with fine strike of the rare oval "o.p.o." (HG 7); traces of light toning and n'rinor pelimeter splits, othenvrse fine. Photo
How scarce is the Dacca HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dacca HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1812–1818.
What is the provenance of COV-1855?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 100.
When was COV-1855 posted?: COV-1855 is dated 7 December 1817, within the recorded period of use of Dacca HG 7 (1812–1818).

About this record

This 7 December 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 100.