Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
1848
Description
1848 Futtypore – Rewah inland service entire, with unrecorded "FUTTYPORE/FREE" despatch handstamp, sender's personal intaglio seal applied to close the envelope, addressed to the Raja of Rewah State, no delivery mark applied.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Futtypore
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Futtypore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Futtypore HG 2A handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.