COV-2136 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mymunsing, Bengal Presidency of 1841, bearing the Mymunsing HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1841. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Mymunsing HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mymunsing HG 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841.

When was COV-2136 posted?

COV-2136 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Mymunsing HG 4 (1841).

COV-2136

1841 Mymunsing Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1841, Mymunsing HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-2136) — front

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Date

1841

Description

Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1841. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Private

Same office

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-2136 is a Mymunsing pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Mymunsing HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mymunsing postal history — the office known today as Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1841. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Private

1 image of COV-2136 is recorded (front); the Mymunsing HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841.

Questions about COV-2136

What is COV-2136?: COV-2136 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mymunsing, Bengal Presidency of 1841, bearing the Mymunsing HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from mymunsing (bengal), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1841. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Mymunsing HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mymunsing HG 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841.
What is the provenance of COV-2136?: Private
When was COV-2136 posted?: COV-2136 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Mymunsing HG 4 (1841).

About this record

This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mymunsing HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.