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22 March 1816 Merut HG 2 Cover
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Date
22 March 1816
Description
1816 (22 Mar.) entire letter to Delhi showing, on reverse, a very fine strike of oval-framed 'MERUT/Pt. Pd' h.s. in black (HG 2; eight years earlier than recorded), and 1827 (12 Oct.) entire letter to Glasgow, redirected to Rothesay showing, on reverse, similar handstamp in red along with various other markings including framed 'INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON'. A fine pair.
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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 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 22 March 1816 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 8032, lot 505.