Post office · Bengal Presidency
Moongyr
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1786–1843
- Rare
- 1
Moongyr is situated 25°23' N and 86°28' E, on the south bank of the Ganges, in Moongyr District, Bengal. When Nawab Mir Kasim Ali determined on war against the English, he selected Moongyr as his capital in 1763, but after his defeat at Udhua Nullah, he fled on the approach of the British under Major Adams that year.
Moongyr has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1786–1843 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Moongyr handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Moongyr postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Moongyr?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Moongyr are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Moongyr post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Moongyr was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1786 and 1843.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Moongyr?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Moongyr in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- What is Moongyr called today?
- Moongyr is the colonial-era name of present-day Munger, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Moongyr postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Moongyr cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
Also searched as: Moongyr, Munger, Moongyr HG 1, Moongyr handstruck stamps, Moongyr pre stamp covers, Moongyr postal history.
How to cite
“Moongyr, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/moongyr (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Moongyr?
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