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24 March 1832 Futtyghur HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
24 March 1832
Description
1832 : H.G.1 : Entire letter from FUTTYGHUR [24 March 1832] to AGRA. Postage Prepaid 1 Rs. 2 As. 6 pies. FUTTYGHUR was the headquarter of FARRUKHABAD District. The Fort was built by NAWAB AHMAD KHAN in 1714. In 1777 a brigade of troops lent to the NAWAB of OUDH was stationed there, but it did not come in to British Possession until 1802.
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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 record
This 24 March 1832 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.