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COV-1128

29 May 1819 Moradabad HG 1 Cover

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29 May 1819 Moradabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-1128
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Moradabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1128)

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Date

29 May 1819

Description

Moradabad: 1819 (29 May) 'bn the service" entire letter to Calcutta showing a good strike of the very rare ovalframed "MORADABAD/POST FREE" (HG 1, four recorded). Fine exhibition item

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 149

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Moradabad

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Moradabad 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 record

This 29 May 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moradabad HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 149.