Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
5 June 1843
Description
FUTTYGHUR - RARE “INDIA” PACKET LETTER COVER REDIRECTED IN G.B. WITH 4-MARGIN IMPERF. 1d BLACK; Attractive 1/5 June 1843 EL to London “Overland via Suez & Falmouth” with a very fine claret-purple boxed “FUTTYGHUR/Paid [10as]” on the top flap, but redirected by the Agents “Messrs. Grindlay & Co.” with the “1/-” charge paid by them and sent on to a woman in London with a 4-margin 1d Red Imperf. (KG) just tied by a very fine black Maltese Cross with “T.P/Cornhill” alongside. Rare example of an 1840s cover from India with a Postage Stamp. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 24
Auction
Lot 102, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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 5 June 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Futtyghur HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, lot 102, (Sept. 2015).