COV-789
28 December 1837 Moongyr HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
28 December 1837
Description
This handstamp: A intaglio i.e. white on black, oval mark with outer ring, "POST/MOONGYR/PAID" was in use between 1786-1837. The other marks 1) Red colour CALCUTTA arrival post mark, "CALCUTTA / T.P.O. / 2 JA 2 / 1832" 2) Red boxed
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 28 December 1837 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.