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COV-482

20 May 1839 Moongyr HG 4 Cover

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20 May 1839 Moongyr HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-482
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Moongyr HG 4 pre stamp cover — back (COV-482)
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Moongyr HG 4 pre stamp cover — extra (COV-482)
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Date

20 May 1839

Description

India, Moongyr, 1839, "MONGHYR/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 4). Clear and mostly complete strike in red with manuscript "20 May 1839" date and "12 ans" rate added on back of folded letter to wife of "Comd Nizam's Army" in Ellichpore, Fine and scarce

Auction

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Sale 9054, Lot 10073, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7

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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 record

This 20 May 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moongyr HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10073.