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Date
1 March 1823
Description
India, Moongyr, 1823, "Post/Moongyr/Paid" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles 1). Complete and mostly legible strike with manuscript "Pt Pd 12 ans, 1st March 1823" on back of folded letter datelined Feb. 23, 1823, addressed to Edinburgh, Scotland, framed "INDIA LETTER/ISLE OF WIGHT" (Robertson In. 1) and framed "1/2" handstamps, two Calcutta (one Mar. 7, Giles G5) and London transit and Edinburgh arrival datestamps, manuscript rate markings indicating double rate, small flaw to front panel and slight flap wear causing some blemishes to the Moongyr handstamp, still Very Fine and noted as "scarce" by Giles
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10090, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 1 March 1823 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10090.