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MymunsingPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Mymunsing postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 4 Mymunsing handstamps recorded between 1823 and 1841, Bengal Presidency, with 7 Mymunsing covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1823–1841
- Rare
- 1
Mymunsing was formerly known as Nasirabad, and is situated 24°26' N and 90°24' E, on the west bank of the Bramaputra River in Mymunsing District, Assam. The District passed into the hands of the E.!. Company in 1765, on the grant of the Diwani.
Mymunsing has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1823–1841 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Mymunsing handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Mymunsing— postal history & markings
Mymunsing — formerly Nasirabad, on the Brahmaputra — leaves four handstamps from 1823 to 1841. HG 1 and HG 1a are both scarce, the latter recorded on only a single cover of 1831, and HG 4 of 1841 is rare. The office worked in black and red. A district town in the east, its small record is weighted toward scarcity, with three of its four marks scarce or rarer. For the collector, the rare HG 4 and the single-cover HG 1a are the entries to seek — a compact but genuinely elusive eastern office.
Frequently asked — Mymunsing postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Mymunsing?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Mymunsing are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Mymunsing post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Mymunsing was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1823 and 1841.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Mymunsing?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Mymunsing in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- What is Mymunsing called today?
- Mymunsing is the colonial-era name of present-day Mymensingh, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Mymunsing postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Mymunsing cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Mymunsing were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Mymunsing, Mymensingh, Mymunsing HG 1, Mymunsing handstruck stamps, Mymunsing pre stamp covers, Mymunsing postal history.
How to cite
“Mymunsing, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/mymunsing (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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