COV-2155
30 November 1824 Moongyr HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
30 November 1824
Description
1824 Moongyr – Moorshidabad inland cover, with Moongyr Giles 1 "Post Paid / Moongyr / VASUL" (MOONGHER/VASUL) intaglio bilingual despatch handstamp, date "30 Nov. 1824" & rate "Pt Pd 8 ans" (Moongyr–Moorshidabad single letter postage, as under 1 tolah wt.) applied in manuscript, addressed to the Nawab of Murshidabad.
Provenance
Santosh MS
Same office
Other recorded marks at Moongyr
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Moongyr are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 30 November 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moongyr HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded.