How scarce is the Moongyr HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Moongyr HG 3 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836.

When was COV-1870 posted?

COV-1870 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Moongyr HG 3 (1836).

COV-1870

1836 Moongyr Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1836, Moongyr HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-1870) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Moongyr HG 3, scan 2 (COV-1870)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

1836

Description

Moongyr: 1836 envelope to Fort 'Wi11iam, the reverse with fine strike of the oval negative seai type "Post/monghyr/offtce" (HG 3); some cover defects and slightly trimmed at foot, other-wise fine. Possibly unique. Photo

Auction

Spink

Lot 128

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Moongyr

3 marks

3 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.

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About this Moongyr pre stamp cover

COV-1870 is a Moongyr pre stamp cover of 1836 bearing the Moongyr HG 3 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 128.

2 images of COV-1870 are recorded (front); the Moongyr HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1836.

Questions about COV-1870

What is COV-1870?: COV-1870 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moongyr, Bengal Presidency of 1836, bearing the Moongyr HG 3 handstamp in black. Moongyr: 1836 envelope to Fort 'Wi11iam, the reverse with fine strike of the oval negative seai type "Post/monghyr/offtce" (HG 3); some cover defects and slightly trimmed at foot, other-wise fine. Possibly unique. Photo
How scarce is the Moongyr HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Moongyr HG 3 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836.
What is the provenance of COV-1870?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 128.
When was COV-1870 posted?: COV-1870 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Moongyr HG 3 (1836).

About this record

This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moongyr HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 128.