Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
1825
Description
1825 Entire from Muttra to England, with ms rates and Calcutta GPO cds on obverse, reverse with Muttra boxed hs, “INDIA LETTER / DOVER”, and London arrival, sent from a soldier in the 11th Dragoons, fine
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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-912 is a Muttra pre stamp cover of 1825 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?
1825 Entire from Muttra to England, with ms rates and Calcutta GPO cds on obverse, reverse with Muttra boxed hs, “INDIA LETTER / DOVER”, and London arrival, sent from a soldier in the 11th Dragoons, fine
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 40884.
1 image of COV-912 is recorded; the Muttra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1836.
Questions about COV-912
- What is COV-912?
- COV-912 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 1825, bearing the Muttra HG 1 handstamp in black. 1825 Entire from Muttra to England, with ms rates and Calcutta GPO cds on obverse, reverse with Muttra boxed hs, “INDIA LETTER / DOVER”, and London arrival, sent from a soldier in the 11th Dragoons, fine
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-912?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 40884.
- When was COV-912 posted?
- COV-912 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG 1 (1823–1836).
About this record
This 1825 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. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, lot 40884.