COV-2560 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 28 June 1852, bearing the Merut HG 10 handstamp in red. Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 June 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

When was COV-2560 posted?

COV-2560 is dated 28 June 1852, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 10 (1841–1852).

COV-2560

28 June 1852 Merut HG 10 Cover

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28 June 1852 Merut HG 10 pre stamp cover — COV-2560 — front

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Date

28 June 1852

Description

Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 June 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Merut

17 marks

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About this Merut pre stamp cover

COV-2560 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 28 June 1852 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?

Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 June 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2560 is recorded (front); the Merut HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1852.

Questions about COV-2560

What is COV-2560?: COV-2560 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 28 June 1852, bearing the Merut HG 10 handstamp in red. Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 10 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 June 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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.
When was COV-2560 posted?: COV-2560 is dated 28 June 1852, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 10 (1841–1852).

About this record

This 28 June 1852 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded.