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
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
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 6handstampBlack1820–1836
- Dacca HG 8handstampBlack1824–1834
- Dacca HG 9handstampRed1854
- Dacca HG 10handstampBlack1854
- Dacca HG 10AhandstampRed1852–1854
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.