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Description
Postal cover from futtyghur (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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-4536 is a Futtyghur pre stamp cover 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?
Postal cover from futtyghur (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4536 is recorded (front); the Futtyghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-4536
- What is COV-4536?
- COV-4536 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Futtyghur, North Western Provinces, bearing the Futtyghur HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from futtyghur (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.