Skip to content
Hand Struck Stamps

COV-665

1794 Moorshedabad HG 1 Cover

Back to census|Moorshedabad HG 1 · 2 covers recorded
← COV-282
1794 Moorshedabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-665
front
Moorshedabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — 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 GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

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.

View all Moorshedabad marks and postal history →

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, lot 3040, (2025).