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Description
1854 (Oct.) entire letter/entires (5), each bearing ½a., used in the first month of issue including (19) from Monghyr, (19) from Berhampore (19) from Mungelpore, (20) from Mungelpore and (22, Sunday usage) from Simla, each ½a. with four margins, the 22 October entire ½a. showing part of the rosette at lower left corner. Mixed condition as expected. A very good lot for the specialist.
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Other recorded marks at Munglepore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Munglepore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Munglepore pre stamp cover
COV-3271 is a Munglepore pre stamp cover of 2026 bearing the Munglepore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Munglepore postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1854 (Oct.) entire letter/entires (5), each bearing ½a., used in the first month of issue including (19) from Monghyr, (19) from Berhampore (19) from Mungelpore, (20) from Mungelpore and (22, Sunday usage) from Simla, each ½a. with four margins, the 22 October entire ½a. showing part of the rosette at lower left corner. Mixed condition as expected. A very good lot for the specialist.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues lot 3337 (2026).
1 image of COV-3271 is recorded (front); the Munglepore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-3271
- What is COV-3271?
- COV-3271 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Munglepore, Bengal Presidency of 2026, bearing the Munglepore HG 2 handstamp in red. 1854 (Oct.) entire letter/entires (5), each bearing ½a., used in the first month of issue including (19) from Monghyr, (19) from Berhampore (19) from Mungelpore, (20) from Mungelpore and (22, Sunday usage) from Simla, each ½a. with four margins, the 22 October entire ½a. showing part of the rosette at lower left corner. Mixed condition as expected. A very good lot for the specialist.
- How scarce is the Munglepore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Munglepore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-3271?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues lot 3337 (2026).
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Munglepore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues, lot 3337, (2026).