COV-2203
6 May 1828 Futtyghur 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 Futtyghur pre stamp cover
COV-2203 is a Futtyghur pre stamp cover of 6 May 1828 bearing the Futtyghur HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Futtyghur postal history — the office known today as Fatehgarh, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 101 (Sept. 2015).
2 images of COV-2203 are recorded (front); the Futtyghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-2203
- What is COV-2203?
- COV-2203 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Futtyghur, North Western Provinces of 6 May 1828, bearing the Futtyghur HG 1 handstamp in black. 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
- How scarce is the Futtyghur HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Futtyghur HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2203?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 101 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2203 posted?
- COV-2203 is dated 6 May 1828, within the recorded period of use of Futtyghur HG 1 (1823–1837).
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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 101, (Sept. 2015).