COV-440
23 October 1823 Muttra HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
23 October 1823
Description
India, Muttra, 1823, "MUTTRA/Pt Pd" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 1). Well-struck with manuscript " (18) 23 Oct 23" date and rate added on back of folded letter to Exeter, England, sender's directive "Per St Ship for London" , framed "INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), two Calcutta transit datestamps, manuscript "1/6" rate marking, Very Fine, an early strike of this example which Giles records used from 1825-36
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10101, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Muttra
10 marks10 other pre-1854 postal markings of Muttra are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Muttra HG AddhandstampBlack1805–1813
- Muttra HG Add.2handstampBlack1823
- Muttra HG 2handstampBlack1832–1836
- Muttra HG 3handstampBlack1832
- Muttra HG 4handstampBlack1832
- Muttra HG 5handstampBlack1842
- Muttra HG 5ahandstampRed1843–1847
- Muttra HG 6handstampRed1845
- Muttra HG 7handstampRed—
- Muttra HG 8handstampBlack—
About this record
This 23 October 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muttra HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10101.