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5 December 1819 Moorshedabad HG 2a Cover

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5 December 1819 Moorshedabad HG 2a pre stamp cover — COV-1133
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Moorshedabad HG 2a pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1133)

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Date

5 December 1819

Description

Moorshedabad: 1819 (5 Dec.) entire letter to Calcutta showing a fair to good strike of the extremely rare boxed "MOORSHEDABAD/POST PAID" with rate (,1 a$ in ms., similar to HG 2 but with single not double frame.

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 160

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

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 record

This 5 December 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moorshedabad HG 2a 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 Spink, lot 160.