COV-5207 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mymunsing, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Mymunsing HG 1 handstamp in black.

How scarce is the Mymunsing HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mymunsing HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1836.

COV-5207

Mymunsing Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Mymunsing HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-5207) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mymunsing HG 1, back (COV-5207) — back

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Other recorded marks at Mymunsing

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mymunsing 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 Mymunsing pre stamp cover

COV-5207 is a Mymunsing pre stamp cover bearing the Mymunsing HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mymunsing postal history — the office known today as Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

2 images of COV-5207 are recorded (front, back); the Mymunsing HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1836.

Questions about COV-5207

What is COV-5207?: COV-5207 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mymunsing, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Mymunsing HG 1 handstamp in black.
How scarce is the Mymunsing HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mymunsing HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1836.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mymunsing HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.