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COV-666

1861 Moorshedabad HG 4 Cover

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1861 Moorshedabad HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-666
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Moorshedabad HG 4 pre stamp cover — back (COV-666)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1861

Description

"MOORSHEDABAD" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles unrecorded).

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 3041, (2025)

Provenance

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

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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 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, lot 3041, (2025).