How scarce is the Futtypore HG 2A mark on this cover?

The census grades Futtypore HG 2A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.

When was COV-2388 posted?

COV-2388 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Futtypore HG 2A (1848).

COV-2388

1848 Futtypore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1848, Futtypore HG 2A handstruck folded letter (COV-2388) — front

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.

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Other recorded marks at Futtypore

3 marks

3 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.

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About this Futtypore pre stamp cover

COV-2388 is a Futtypore pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Futtypore HG 2A handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Futtypore postal history — the office known today as Fatehpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2388 is recorded (front); the Futtypore HG 2A mark itself is recorded in use 1848.

Questions about COV-2388

What is COV-2388?: COV-2388 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Futtypore, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Futtypore HG 2A handstamp in red. 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.
How scarce is the Futtypore HG 2A mark on this cover?: The census grades Futtypore HG 2A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.
When was COV-2388 posted?: COV-2388 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Futtypore HG 2A (1848).

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.