How scarce is the Moorshedabad HG 2a mark on this cover?

The census grades Moorshedabad HG 2a as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1819.

When was COV-1133 posted?

COV-1133 is dated 5 December 1819, within the recorded period of use of Moorshedabad HG 2a (1815–1819).

COV-1133

5 December 1819 Moorshedabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 December 1819, Moorshedabad HG 2a handstruck folded letter (COV-1133) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Moorshedabad HG 2a, 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

Spink

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 Moorshedabad pre stamp cover

COV-1133 is a Moorshedabad pre stamp cover of 5 December 1819 bearing the Moorshedabad HG 2a 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 160.

2 images of COV-1133 are recorded (front); the Moorshedabad HG 2a mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.

Questions about COV-1133

What is COV-1133?: COV-1133 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moorshedabad, Bengal Presidency of 5 December 1819, bearing the Moorshedabad HG 2a handstamp in black. 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.
How scarce is the Moorshedabad HG 2a mark on this cover?: The census grades Moorshedabad HG 2a as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1819.
What is the provenance of COV-1133?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 160.
When was COV-1133 posted?: COV-1133 is dated 5 December 1819, within the recorded period of use of Moorshedabad HG 2a (1815–1819).

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.