Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Entire posted to Maharaja of Mirzapore with rare Mirzapore intaglio HG12: This is the most earliest recorded cover with this intaglio, previous recorded cover of the same by Mr Giles was in 1856. This cover makes an important point where the intaglio can be recorded as early as 1846 along with Mirzapore free HG7 and Mutra HG6 free landstamps.
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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 2handstampBlack1832–1836
- Muttra HG 3handstampBlack1832
- Muttra HG 4handstampBlack1832
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About this Muttra pre stamp cover
COV-4141 is a Muttra pre stamp cover bearing the Muttra HG 6 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?
Entire posted to Maharaja of Mirzapore with rare Mirzapore intaglio HG12: This is the most earliest recorded cover with this intaglio, previous recorded cover of the same by Mr Giles was in 1856. This cover makes an important point where the intaglio can be recorded as early as 1846 along with Mirzapore free HG7 and Mutra HG6 free landstamps.
1 image of COV-4141 is recorded (front); the Muttra HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1845.
Questions about COV-4141
- What is COV-4141?
- COV-4141 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces, bearing the Muttra HG 6 handstamp in red. Entire posted to Maharaja of Mirzapore with rare Mirzapore intaglio HG12: This is the most earliest recorded cover with this intaglio, previous recorded cover of the same by Mr Giles was in 1856. This cover makes an important point where the intaglio can be recorded as early as 1846 along with Mirzapore free HG7 and Mutra HG6 free landstamps.
- How scarce is the Muttra HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Muttra HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muttra HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.