COV-1127
12 January 1824 Merut HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
12 January 1824
Description
Merut: 1827 (12 Jan.) entire to Calcutta showing a fine strike of the oval frame "r.tEnut /P' Pb' in red rvitir date and rate (L/1) in mi. (HG 3 unrecorded in red) with amival d.s. and boxed ",qN'r" in red
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
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 3handstampBlack1831–1837
- Merut HG 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
- Merut HG 5handstampRed1837–1845
- Merut HG 6handstampBlack1839-43
- Merut HG 7handstampRed1843–1851
- Merut HG 8handstampBlack1840-43
- Merut HG 9handstampBlack1843–1845
- Merut HG 10handstampRed1841–1852
- Merut HG 11handstampRed1845–1851
- Merut HG 11ahandstampBlack1848
- Merut HG 12handstampRed1848–1851
- Merut HG 13handstampRed1851
- Merut HG 14handstampRed1853-54
- Merut HG 15handstampBlack1854
About this record
This 12 January 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Merut HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 151.