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Date
1832
Description
Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 1handstampBlack1823–1836
- Muttra HG 3handstampBlack1832
- Muttra HG 4handstampBlack1832
- Muttra HG 5handstampBlack1842
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About this Muttra pre stamp cover
COV-4181 is a Muttra pre stamp cover of 1832 bearing the Muttra HG 2 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?
Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4181 is recorded (front); the Muttra HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1836.
Questions about COV-4181
- What is COV-4181?
- COV-4181 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 1832, bearing the Muttra HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Muttra HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Muttra HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1836.
- When was COV-4181 posted?
- COV-4181 is dated 1832, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG 2 (1832–1836).
About this record
This 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muttra HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.