Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
15 April 1839
Description
Very rare entire posted from Futwa to Nuseerabad with only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of "Futwa/ Bearing" All Inia Type in black color along with Nuseerabad HG2 bearing handstamp. The Futwa post office was never recorded by Giles or any other and nor listed in the list of post offices. Futwa is located near to Patna which is known as Fautha currently. This is very rare entire which records not only unrecorded handstamp but unrecorded post office.
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About this Futwa pre stamp cover
COV-955 is a Futwa pre stamp cover of 15 April 1839 bearing the Futwa HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Futwa postal history — the office known today as Fatwa, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Very rare entire posted from Futwa to Nuseerabad with only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of "Futwa/ Bearing" All Inia Type in black color along with Nuseerabad HG2 bearing handstamp. The Futwa post office was never recorded by Giles or any other and nor listed in the list of post offices. Futwa is located near to Patna which is known as Fautha currently. This is very rare entire which records not only unrecorded handstamp but unrecorded post office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-955 are recorded (front, back); the Futwa HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839.
Questions about COV-955
- What is COV-955?
- COV-955 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Futwa, Bengal Presidency of 15 April 1839, bearing the Futwa HG 1 handstamp in black. Very rare entire posted from Futwa to Nuseerabad with only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of "Futwa/ Bearing" All Inia Type in black color along with Nuseerabad HG2 bearing handstamp. The Futwa post office was never recorded by Giles or any other and nor listed in the list of post offices. Futwa is located near to Patna which is known as Fautha currently. This is very rare entire which records not only unrecorded handstamp but unrecorded post office.
- How scarce is the Futwa HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Futwa HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839.
- What is the provenance of COV-955?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-955 posted?
- COV-955 is dated 15 April 1839, within the recorded period of use of Futwa HG 1 (1839).
About this record
This 15 April 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Futwa HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.