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Date
20 August 1853
Description
Postal cover from mungledye (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 20 August 1853. Note: BEARING slide stamp India Study Circle IP215. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
About this Mungledye pre stamp cover
COV-2958 is a Mungledye pre stamp cover of 20 August 1853 bearing the Mungledye HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mungledye postal history — the office known today as Mangaldoi, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from mungledye (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 20 August 1853. Note: BEARING slide stamp India Study Circle IP215. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2958 is recorded; the Mungledye HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.
Questions about COV-2958
- What is COV-2958?
- COV-2958 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mungledye, Bengal Presidency of 20 August 1853, bearing the Mungledye HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mungledye (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 20 August 1853. Note: BEARING slide stamp India Study Circle IP215. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Mungledye HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mungledye HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
- When was COV-2958 posted?
- COV-2958 is dated 20 August 1853, within the recorded period of use of Mungledye HG 1 (1853).
About this record
This 20 August 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mungledye HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.