COV-2688 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1 September 1827, bearing the Merut HG 1A handstamp in red. Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1A handstamp in Red. Dated 1 September 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Merut HG 1A mark on this cover?

The census grades Merut HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827.

When was COV-2688 posted?

COV-2688 is dated 1 September 1827, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 1A (1827).

COV-2688

1 September 1827 Merut HG 1A Cover

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1 September 1827 Merut HG 1A pre stamp cover — COV-2688 — front

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Date

1 September 1827

Description

Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1A handstamp in Red. Dated 1 September 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Merut

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About this Merut pre stamp cover

COV-2688 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 1 September 1827 bearing the Merut HG 1A 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 1A handstamp in Red. Dated 1 September 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2688 is recorded (front); the Merut HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1827.

Questions about COV-2688

What is COV-2688?: COV-2688 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1 September 1827, bearing the Merut HG 1A handstamp in red. Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1A handstamp in Red. Dated 1 September 1827. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Merut HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Merut HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827.
When was COV-2688 posted?: COV-2688 is dated 1 September 1827, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 1A (1827).

About this record

This 1 September 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Merut HG 1A handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.