COV-1055
9 April 1834 Dacca HG 8 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
9 April 1834
Description
Dacca: 1834 (9 Apr.) to Calcutta redirected to Charra, showing oval framed "D.P.O." (26x20mm) (HG8) at the military handover point to Civil P.O. Fine strike and rare
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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 7handstampBlack1812–1818
- Dacca HG 9handstampRed1854
- Dacca HG 10handstampBlack1854
- Dacca HG 10AhandstampRed1852–1854
About this record
This 9 April 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dacca HG 8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 76.