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Date
1841
Description
Merut: 1841 neat envelope to U.K. showing a fine strike of the rare octagonal framed "MERUT/Overland" with date in manuscript, also oval framed "INDIA" and London transit datestamp in red. Fine exhibition item.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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Other recorded marks at Merut
17 marks17 other pre-1854 postal markings of Merut are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Merut HG 1handstampBlack1809–1827
- Merut HG 1AhandstampRed1827
- Merut HG 2handstampRed1814–1828
- Merut HG 3handstampBlack1831–1837
- Merut HG 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
+11 more at this office.View all Merut marks and postal history →
About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-1132 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Merut HG 10 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Merut postal history — the office known today as Meerut, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Merut: 1841 neat envelope to U.K. showing a fine strike of the rare octagonal framed "MERUT/Overland" with date in manuscript, also oval framed "INDIA" and London transit datestamp in red. Fine exhibition item.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 153.
1 image of COV-1132 is recorded; the Merut HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1852.
Questions about COV-1132
- What is COV-1132?
- COV-1132 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1841, bearing the Merut HG 10 handstamp in red. Merut: 1841 neat envelope to U.K. showing a fine strike of the rare octagonal framed "MERUT/Overland" with date in manuscript, also oval framed "INDIA" and London transit datestamp in red. Fine exhibition item.
- How scarce is the Merut HG 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Merut HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-1132?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 153.
- When was COV-1132 posted?
- COV-1132 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 10 (1841–1852).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Merut HG 10 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 153.