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Description
Entire posted from Meerut to madelore via Southampton with "Meerut/ Overland" HG10 handstamp in red color with 13 annas postage paid and reaching the destination via Bombay with India oval handstamp and other delivery marks.
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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-4145 is a Merut pre stamp cover 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?
Entire posted from Meerut to madelore via Southampton with "Meerut/ Overland" HG10 handstamp in red color with 13 annas postage paid and reaching the destination via Bombay with India oval handstamp and other delivery marks.
1 image of COV-4145 is recorded (front); the Merut HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1852.
Questions about COV-4145
- What is COV-4145?
- COV-4145 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces, bearing the Merut HG 10 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Meerut to madelore via Southampton with "Meerut/ Overland" HG10 handstamp in red color with 13 annas postage paid and reaching the destination via Bombay with India oval handstamp and other delivery marks.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.