COV-666 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moorshedabad, Bengal Presidency of 1861, bearing the Moorshedabad HG 4 handstamp in black. "MOORSHEDABAD" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded).

How scarce is the Moorshedabad HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Moorshedabad HG 4 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1861.

When was COV-666 posted?

COV-666 is dated 1861, within the recorded period of use of Moorshedabad HG 4 (1861).

COV-666

1861 Moorshedabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1861, Moorshedabad HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-666) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Moorshedabad HG 4, back (COV-666) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1861

Description

"MOORSHEDABAD" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded).

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale No. 1325, Lot 3041, (2025)

Provenance

•2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3041

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-666 is a Moorshedabad pre stamp cover of 1861 bearing the Moorshedabad HG 4 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" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded).

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3041 (2025).

2 images of COV-666 are recorded (front, back); the Moorshedabad HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1861.

Questions about COV-666

What is COV-666?: COV-666 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moorshedabad, Bengal Presidency of 1861, bearing the Moorshedabad HG 4 handstamp in black. "MOORSHEDABAD" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded).
How scarce is the Moorshedabad HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Moorshedabad HG 4 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1861.
What is the provenance of COV-666?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3041 (2025).
When was COV-666 posted?: COV-666 is dated 1861, within the recorded period of use of Moorshedabad HG 4 (1861).

About this record

This 1861 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moorshedabad HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3041, (2025).