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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
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 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.