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Date
1794
Description
India, Moorshedabad, 1795, "MOORSHEDABAD", "POST PAID", "G.P.O." Handstamps (Giles 1). Three clear handstamps with manuscript "3 Decem" date and "2 an" rate markings on 1794 folded cover addressed to Calcutta, accompanied by original letter, cover and letter heavily toned with some splitting along folds (some reinforced), still Fine strike of these incredibly rare handstamps, while Giles records only one example, we are aware of at least one other (sold in our Magnolia Sale 1325,
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Other recorded marks at Moorshedabad
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Moorshedabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Moorshedabad pre stamp cover
COV-282 is a Moorshedabad pre stamp cover of 1794 bearing the Moorshedabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Moorshedabad postal history — the office known today as Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Moorshedabad, 1795, "MOORSHEDABAD", "POST PAID", "G.P.O." Handstamps (Giles 1). Three clear handstamps with manuscript "3 Decem" date and "2 an" rate markings on 1794 folded cover addressed to Calcutta, accompanied by original letter, cover and letter heavily toned with some splitting along folds (some reinforced), still Fine strike of these incredibly rare handstamps, while Giles records only one example, we are aware of at least one other (sold in our Magnolia Sale 1325,
Its recorded auction history runs through Auktionen Gaertner Asia Auction No.21 lot 1060 (6 February 2012); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10091.
2 images of COV-282 are recorded (front, back); the Moorshedabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1786–1794.
Questions about COV-282
- What is COV-282?
- COV-282 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moorshedabad, Bengal Presidency of 1794, bearing the Moorshedabad HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Moorshedabad, 1795, "MOORSHEDABAD", "POST PAID", "G.P.O." Handstamps (Giles 1). Three clear handstamps with manuscript "3 Decem" date and "2 an" rate markings on 1794 folded cover addressed to Calcutta, accompanied by original letter, cover and letter heavily toned with some splitting along folds (some reinforced), still Fine strike of these incredibly rare handstamps, while Giles records only one example, we are aware of at least one other (sold in our Magnolia Sale 1325,
- How scarce is the Moorshedabad HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Moorshedabad HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1786–1794.
- What is the provenance of COV-282?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Auktionen Gaertner Asia Auction No.21 lot 1060 (6 February 2012); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10091.
- When was COV-282 posted?
- COV-282 is dated 1794, within the recorded period of use of Moorshedabad HG 1 (1786–1794).
About this record
This 1794 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moorshedabad HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Auktionen Gaertner, Asia Auction No.21, lot 1060, (6 February 2012); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10091.