COV-2091 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mooltan, Punjab of 19 September 1849, bearing the Mooltan HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mooltan (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1849. Note: Unrecorded by Giles. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Mooltan HG 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.

When was COV-2091 posted?

COV-2091 is dated 19 September 1849, within the recorded period of use of Mooltan HG 4 (1849).

COV-2091

19 September 1849 Mooltan Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 19 September 1849, Mooltan HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-2091)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

19 September 1849

Description

Postal cover from mooltan (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1849. Note: Unrecorded by Giles. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Spink

Lot 539, (Oct. 2000)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mooltan

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mooltan 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 Mooltan pre stamp cover

COV-2091 is a Mooltan pre stamp cover of 19 September 1849 bearing the Mooltan HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mooltan postal history — the office known today as Multan, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from mooltan (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1849. Note: Unrecorded by Giles. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 539 (Oct. 2000).

1 image of COV-2091 is recorded; the Mooltan HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1849.

Questions about COV-2091

What is COV-2091?: COV-2091 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mooltan, Punjab of 19 September 1849, bearing the Mooltan HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mooltan (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1849. Note: Unrecorded by Giles. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Mooltan HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mooltan HG 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.
What is the provenance of COV-2091?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 539 (Oct. 2000).
When was COV-2091 posted?: COV-2091 is dated 19 September 1849, within the recorded period of use of Mooltan HG 4 (1849).

About this record

This 19 September 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mooltan HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 539, (Oct. 2000).