COV-2681
13 February 1836 Moongyr HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
Date
13 February 1836
Description
Postal cover from moongyr (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 February 1836. Note: Intaglio white on black. Scarce The most important thing of this handstamp is that its a BILINGUAL one, the fact never been recorded by any one so far. This might be due to smudged and unclear handstamps. Hence the URDU wordings in the handstamps were taken as the design, rather the wordings. This quite a clear handstamp shows in Urdu, MO| ° Jon right side and NAGIRL%] on left side of "POST" in the first line & LAIU& VASUI „l' ] on left and right side of "PAID" on bottom line i.e. VASUL ie. PAID. URDU is a Vernacular Indian language which is read from right to left and accordingly the setting is. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 Moongyr pre stamp cover
COV-2681 is a Moongyr pre stamp cover of 13 February 1836 bearing the Moongyr HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Moongyr postal history — the office known today as Munger, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from moongyr (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 February 1836. Note: Intaglio white on black. Scarce The most important thing of this handstamp is that its a BILINGUAL one, the fact never been recorded by any one so far. This might be due to smudged and unclear handstamps. Hence the URDU wordings in the handstamps were taken as the design, rather the wordings. This quite a clear handstamp shows in Urdu, MO| ° Jon right side and NAGIRL%] on left side of "POST" in the first line & LAIU& VASUI „l' ] on left and right side of "PAID" on bottom line i.e. VASUL ie. PAID. URDU is a Vernacular Indian language which is read from right to left and accordingly the setting is. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2681 is recorded (front); the Moongyr HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1786–1837.
Questions about COV-2681
- What is COV-2681?
- COV-2681 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moongyr, Bengal Presidency of 13 February 1836, bearing the Moongyr HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from moongyr (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 February 1836. Note: Intaglio white on black. Scarce The most important thing of this handstamp is that its a BILINGUAL one, the fact never been recorded by any one so far. This might be due to smudged and unclear handstamps. Hence the URDU wordings in the handstamps were taken as the design, rather the wordings. This quite a clear handstamp shows in Urdu, MO| ° Jon right side and NAGIRL%] on left side of "POST" in the first line & LAIU& VASUI „l' ] on left and right side of "PAID" on bottom line i.e. VASUL ie. PAID. URDU is a Vernacular Indian language which is read from right to left and accordingly the setting is. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Moongyr HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Moongyr HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1786–1837.
- When was COV-2681 posted?
- COV-2681 is dated 13 February 1836, within the recorded period of use of Moongyr HG 1 (1786–1837).
About this record
This 13 February 1836 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.