COV-2522 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chutterpore, North Western Provinces of 20 July 1836, bearing the Chutterpore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 20 July 1836. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Chutterpore HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.

When was COV-2522 posted?

COV-2522 is dated 20 July 1836, within the recorded period of use of Chutterpore HG 1 (1856).

COV-2522

20 July 1836 Chutterpore HG 1 Cover

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20 July 1836 Chutterpore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2522 — front

Chutterpore HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2522) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

20 July 1836

Description

Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 20 July 1836. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

About this Chutterpore pre stamp cover

COV-2522 is a Chutterpore pre stamp cover of 20 July 1836 bearing the Chutterpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chutterpore postal history — the office known today as Chhatarpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 20 July 1836. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-2522 are recorded (front, back); the Chutterpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.

Questions about COV-2522

What is COV-2522?: COV-2522 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chutterpore, North Western Provinces of 20 July 1836, bearing the Chutterpore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 20 July 1836. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Chutterpore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Chutterpore HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
What is the provenance of COV-2522?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-2522 posted?: COV-2522 is dated 20 July 1836, within the recorded period of use of Chutterpore HG 1 (1856).

About this record

This 20 July 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chutterpore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, 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.