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Date
1813
Description
Muttra, 1813, "MUTTRA/Postpaid" Negative Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Clear strike on flap of folded letter datelined Muttra Aug. 5, 1813, to Covent Garden, London, then forwarded to Snaith, sender's directive "per Ship Morrington" , Calcutta Aug. 22 transit and Mar. 2 (1814) arrival datestamp, Extremely Fine strike which is unrecorded in Giles, the earliest is recorded from 1825 despite the British taking it in 1803, we are unaware of any others
Auction
Sale 1286, Lot 33
Provenance
“Magnolia”
Same office
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 Add.2handstampBlack1823
- Muttra HG 1handstampBlack1823–1836
- Muttra HG 2handstampBlack1832–1836
- Muttra HG 3handstampBlack1832
- Muttra HG 4handstampBlack1832
- Muttra HG 5handstampBlack1842
+4 more at this office.View all Muttra marks and postal history →
About this Muttra pre stamp cover
COV-60 is a Muttra pre stamp cover of 1813 bearing the Muttra HG Add 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?
Muttra, 1813, "MUTTRA/Postpaid" Negative Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Clear strike on flap of folded letter datelined Muttra Aug. 5, 1813, to Covent Garden, London, then forwarded to Snaith, sender's directive "per Ship Morrington" , Calcutta Aug. 22 transit and Mar. 2 (1814) arrival datestamp, Extremely Fine strike which is unrecorded in Giles, the earliest is recorded from 1825 despite the British taking it in 1803, we are unaware of any others
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 33.
1 image of COV-60 is recorded (front); the Muttra HG Add mark itself is recorded in use 1805–1813.
Questions about COV-60
- What is COV-60?
- COV-60 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Muttra, North Western Provinces of 1813, bearing the Muttra HG Add handstamp in black. Muttra, 1813, "MUTTRA/Postpaid" Negative Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Clear strike on flap of folded letter datelined Muttra Aug. 5, 1813, to Covent Garden, London, then forwarded to Snaith, sender's directive "per Ship Morrington" , Calcutta Aug. 22 transit and Mar. 2 (1814) arrival datestamp, Extremely Fine strike which is unrecorded in Giles, the earliest is recorded from 1825 despite the British taking it in 1803, we are unaware of any others
- How scarce is the Muttra HG Add mark on this cover?
- The census grades Muttra HG Add as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1805–1813.
- What is the provenance of COV-60?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 33.
- When was COV-60 posted?
- COV-60 is dated 1813, within the recorded period of use of Muttra HG Add (1805–1813).
About this record
This 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Muttra HG Add handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 33.