COV-1291 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 1847, bearing the Muttra HG 5a handstamp in red. 1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad

How scarce is the Muttra HG 5a mark on this cover?

The census grades Muttra HG 5a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1847.

When was COV-1291 posted?

COV-1291 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG 5a (1843–1847).

COV-1291

1847 Muttra Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1847, Muttra HG 5a handstruck folded letter (COV-1291)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Muttra HG 5a, scan 2 (COV-1291)

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Date

1847

Description

1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad

Auction

StampBay

7, Lot 41

Same office

Other recorded marks at Muttra

10 marks

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About this Muttra pre stamp cover

COV-1291 is a Muttra pre stamp cover of 1847 bearing the Muttra HG 5a handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Muttra postal history — the office known today as Mathura, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 41.

2 images of COV-1291 are recorded; the Muttra HG 5a mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1847.

Questions about COV-1291

What is COV-1291?: COV-1291 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 1847, bearing the Muttra HG 5a handstamp in red. 1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad
How scarce is the Muttra HG 5a mark on this cover?: The census grades Muttra HG 5a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1847.
What is the provenance of COV-1291?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 41.
When was COV-1291 posted?: COV-1291 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG 5a (1843–1847).

About this record

This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muttra HG 5a handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 41.