COV-665 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moorshedabad, Bengal Presidency of 1794, bearing the Moorshedabad HG 1 handstamp in black. "MOORSHEDABAD", "POST PAID", and "G.P.O." Handstamps (Giles 1).

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.

When was COV-665 posted?

COV-665 is dated 1794, within the recorded period of use of Moorshedabad HG 1 (1786–1794).

COV-665

1794 Moorshedabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1794, Moorshedabad HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-665) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Moorshedabad HG 1, back (COV-665) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1794

Description

"MOORSHEDABAD", "POST PAID", and "G.P.O." Handstamps (Giles 1).

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale No. 1325, Lot 3040, (2025)

Provenance

•2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3040

Same office

Other recorded marks at Moorshedabad

4 marks

4 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.

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About this Moorshedabad pre stamp cover

COV-665 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?

"MOORSHEDABAD", "POST PAID", and "G.P.O." Handstamps (Giles 1).

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3040 (2025).

2 images of COV-665 are recorded (front, back); the Moorshedabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1786–1794.

Questions about COV-665

What is COV-665?: COV-665 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moorshedabad, Bengal Presidency of 1794, bearing the Moorshedabad HG 1 handstamp in black. "MOORSHEDABAD", "POST PAID", and "G.P.O." Handstamps (Giles 1).
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-665?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3040 (2025).
When was COV-665 posted?: COV-665 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3040, (2025).