COV-2696 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 19 September 1832, bearing the Muttra HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Muttra HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Muttra HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.

When was COV-2696 posted?

COV-2696 is dated 19 September 1832, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG 3 (1832).

COV-2696

19 September 1832 Muttra HG 3 Cover

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19 September 1832 Muttra HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-2696 — front

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Date

19 September 1832

Description

Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Muttra pre stamp cover

COV-2696 is a Muttra pre stamp cover of 19 September 1832 bearing the Muttra HG 3 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 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2696 is recorded (front); the Muttra HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1832.

Questions about COV-2696

What is COV-2696?: COV-2696 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 19 September 1832, bearing the Muttra HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from muttra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 19 September 1832. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Muttra HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Muttra HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.
When was COV-2696 posted?: COV-2696 is dated 19 September 1832, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG 3 (1832).

About this record

This 19 September 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muttra HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.