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Date
1821
Description
PRESTAMP LOT INC. OVAL "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID", "CAWNPORE//Pt. Pd.", MAIL TO CEYLON & C.G.H. (2), ETC.; 1821-51 covers inc. fine 1821 E ex Calcutta to Ceylon (redirected ex Colombo to Matele), 1838/53 pair to Cape Town (the first to the P.M.G. with red boxed "LUCKNOW/Paid [1-8]"), 1827/35 Es pair to Calcutta or G.B. with fair oval claret "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID" or fair scarce black circular "CAWNPORE/Pt Pd" (crease), and later Calcutta group (covers to GB or Serampore + front/flaps pair to GB inc. one forwarded with v. fine Edinburgh dated "2" charge mark). (7 covers + 2 pieces/fronts) [Ex John Lea.]Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SHIP LETTERS
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain, Lot 528, (2025)
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-4859 is a Futtyghur pre stamp cover of 1821 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?
PRESTAMP LOT INC. OVAL "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID", "CAWNPORE//Pt. Pd.", MAIL TO CEYLON & C.G.H. (2), ETC.; 1821-51 covers inc. fine 1821 E ex Calcutta to Ceylon (redirected ex Colombo to Matele), 1838/53 pair to Cape Town (the first to the P.M.G. with red boxed "LUCKNOW/Paid [1-8]"), 1827/35 Es pair to Calcutta or G.B. with fair oval claret "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID" or fair scarce black circular "CAWNPORE/Pt Pd" (crease), and later Calcutta group (covers to GB or Serampore + front/flaps pair to GB inc. one forwarded with v. fine Edinburgh dated "2" charge mark). (7 covers + 2 pieces/fronts) [Ex John Lea.]Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SHIP LETTERS
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain lot 528 (2025).
1 image of COV-4859 is recorded; the Futtyghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-4859
- What is COV-4859?
- COV-4859 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Futtyghur, North Western Provinces of 1821, bearing the Futtyghur HG 1 handstamp in black. PRESTAMP LOT INC. OVAL "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID", "CAWNPORE//Pt. Pd.", MAIL TO CEYLON & C.G.H. (2), ETC.; 1821-51 covers inc. fine 1821 E ex Calcutta to Ceylon (redirected ex Colombo to Matele), 1838/53 pair to Cape Town (the first to the P.M.G. with red boxed "LUCKNOW/Paid [1-8]"), 1827/35 Es pair to Calcutta or G.B. with fair oval claret "FUTTYGHUR/POST PAID" or fair scarce black circular "CAWNPORE/Pt Pd" (crease), and later Calcutta group (covers to GB or Serampore + front/flaps pair to GB inc. one forwarded with v. fine Edinburgh dated "2" charge mark). (7 covers + 2 pieces/fronts) [Ex John Lea.]Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SHIP LETTERS
- 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-4859?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain lot 528 (2025).
- When was COV-4859 posted?
- COV-4859 is dated 1821, within the recorded period of use of Futtyghur HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 1821 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain, lot 528, (2025).