Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
March 1829
Description
This handstamp: "MUTTRA / Pt. Pd. / 18" is in black colour used during 1825-36.
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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
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About this Muttra pre stamp cover
COV-868 is a Muttra pre stamp cover of March 1829 bearing the Muttra HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Muttra postal history — the office known today as Mathura, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
This handstamp: "MUTTRA / Pt. Pd. / 18" is in black colour used during 1825-36.
1 image of COV-868 is recorded; the Muttra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1836.
Questions about COV-868
- What is COV-868?
- COV-868 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of March 1829, bearing the Muttra HG 1 handstamp in black. This handstamp: "MUTTRA / Pt. Pd. / 18" is in black colour used during 1825-36.
- How scarce is the Muttra HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Muttra HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1836.
- When was COV-868 posted?
- COV-868 is dated March 1829, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG 1 (1823–1836).
About this record
This March 1829 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded.