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Description
India prestamp cover with letter from Muttra to Jeypore w/ Giles #7 cancel
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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-3869 is a Muttra pre stamp cover of 2025 bearing the Muttra HG 7 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?
India prestamp cover with letter from Muttra to Jeypore w/ Giles #7 cancel
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 289 lot 0092 (2025).
2 images of COV-3869 are recorded; the Muttra HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3869
- What is COV-3869?
- COV-3869 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 2025, bearing the Muttra HG 7 handstamp in red. India prestamp cover with letter from Muttra to Jeypore w/ Giles #7 cancel
- How scarce is the Muttra HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Muttra HG 7 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3869?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 289 lot 0092 (2025).
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muttra HG 7 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 289, lot 0092, (2025).