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Date
1828
Description
India, Futtyghur, 1828, "FUTTYGHUR POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike in magenta with manuscript " (18) 28 7 May" date and "15 ans" rate added on back of folded letter to Reading, England, sender's directive "Europe Letter, By the first ship" and "Pr Norfolk" , red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (May 24) transit backstamp, manuscript "1/1" rate marking, cover with small tear from wax seal removal, Very Fine and scarce, ex Manning
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10083, (2026)
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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-5291 is a Futtyghur pre stamp cover of 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?
India, Futtyghur, 1828, "FUTTYGHUR POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike in magenta with manuscript " (18) 28 7 May" date and "15 ans" rate added on back of folded letter to Reading, England, sender's directive "Europe Letter, By the first ship" and "Pr Norfolk" , red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (May 24) transit backstamp, manuscript "1/1" rate marking, cover with small tear from wax seal removal, Very Fine and scarce, ex Manning
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10083 (2026).
2 images of COV-5291 are recorded; the Futtyghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-5291
- What is COV-5291?
- COV-5291 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Futtyghur, North Western Provinces of 1828, bearing the Futtyghur HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Futtyghur, 1828, "FUTTYGHUR POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike in magenta with manuscript " (18) 28 7 May" date and "15 ans" rate added on back of folded letter to Reading, England, sender's directive "Europe Letter, By the first ship" and "Pr Norfolk" , red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (May 24) transit backstamp, manuscript "1/1" rate marking, cover with small tear from wax seal removal, Very Fine and scarce, ex Manning
- 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-5291?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10083 (2026).
- When was COV-5291 posted?
- COV-5291 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Futtyghur HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10083, (2026).