COV-2203
6 May 1828 Futtyghur HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
6 May 1828
Description
DUM DUM/FUTTYGHUR - BLACK OR PURPLE OVAL “POST OFFICE”/”POST PAID” MARKS; Fine 6 May 1828 EL (detailed account of a recent local tiger attack on an Officer who was badly injured but not killed because the animal broke off one of its teeth in his gun barrel!) to Reading “Pr [Ship] Norfolk” with a mainly very fine claret-purple double-oval “FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID [15ans]” (HG1; early usage in this distinctive colour) nicely placed on the top flap with a mainly fine red boxed “PORTSMOUTH/INDIA LETTER” on the front; plus 24 Mar. 1829 E (cross-written part contents) with 1st-Type “DUM DUM/POST OFFICE” oval mark (HG1; only known 1828-30) on the flap partly overlapped by a fine Liverpool India Letter mark. Scarce pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 37
Auction
Manning, Lot 101, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Futtyghur
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Futtyghur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 6 May 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Futtyghur HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 101, (Sept. 2015).