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Date
23 April 1829
Description
India, Futtyghur, 1829, "FUTTYGHUR POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and mostly complete strike in magenta with manuscript " (18) 29 23rd April" date and "13as" rate markings on back of folded letter to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, red "AM" handstamp, Calcutta (May 2) arrival backstamp, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10042, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 23 April 1829 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10042.