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Date
1828
Description
MEERUT/CALCUTTA - INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH COVERS (INC. "MISSENT TO/LONDON") + MAPS; Nov. 1828/July 1829 pair of ELs from Merut/Calcutta to Devon/Scotland (latter redirected with "FORT GEORGE" & stained address side) with fair black or v. fine black or red boxed "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" on the flap (Rob. In.1; latter partly affected by seal); the first with v. fine oval-framed "MERUT/Pt. Pd." nicely placed on the top flap and with a mainly very fine boxed "MISSENT TO/LONDON" nicely placed on the front. Plus attractive pair of c.1850 J. Rapkin coloured route-maps of "OVERLAND ROUTE TO INDIA & CHINA" and "SOUTHERN INDIA", small world map, and 1815 8-page printed House of Commons version of "Memorial... [of] Merchants and Agents concerned in the Trade with India" concerning Ship & Packet Letter services to India. (2 covers, 3 maps & 1 report)Cross Reference: MAPS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MISSENT MAIL, SHIP LETTERS
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 751, (2019)
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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
+11 more at this office.View all Merut marks and postal history →
About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-4885 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Merut HG 2 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?
MEERUT/CALCUTTA - INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH COVERS (INC. "MISSENT TO/LONDON") + MAPS; Nov. 1828/July 1829 pair of ELs from Merut/Calcutta to Devon/Scotland (latter redirected with "FORT GEORGE" & stained address side) with fair black or v. fine black or red boxed "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" on the flap (Rob. In.1; latter partly affected by seal); the first with v. fine oval-framed "MERUT/Pt. Pd." nicely placed on the top flap and with a mainly very fine boxed "MISSENT TO/LONDON" nicely placed on the front. Plus attractive pair of c.1850 J. Rapkin coloured route-maps of "OVERLAND ROUTE TO INDIA & CHINA" and "SOUTHERN INDIA", small world map, and 1815 8-page printed House of Commons version of "Memorial... [of] Merchants and Agents concerned in the Trade with India" concerning Ship & Packet Letter services to India. (2 covers, 3 maps & 1 report)Cross Reference: MAPS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MISSENT MAIL, SHIP LETTERS
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 751 (2019).
1 image of COV-4885 is recorded; the Merut HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1814–1827.
Questions about COV-4885
- What is COV-4885?
- COV-4885 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1828, bearing the Merut HG 2 handstamp in red. MEERUT/CALCUTTA - INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH COVERS (INC. "MISSENT TO/LONDON") + MAPS; Nov. 1828/July 1829 pair of ELs from Merut/Calcutta to Devon/Scotland (latter redirected with "FORT GEORGE" & stained address side) with fair black or v. fine black or red boxed "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" on the flap (Rob. In.1; latter partly affected by seal); the first with v. fine oval-framed "MERUT/Pt. Pd." nicely placed on the top flap and with a mainly very fine boxed "MISSENT TO/LONDON" nicely placed on the front. Plus attractive pair of c.1850 J. Rapkin coloured route-maps of "OVERLAND ROUTE TO INDIA & CHINA" and "SOUTHERN INDIA", small world map, and 1815 8-page printed House of Commons version of "Memorial... [of] Merchants and Agents concerned in the Trade with India" concerning Ship & Packet Letter services to India. (2 covers, 3 maps & 1 report)Cross Reference: MAPS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MISSENT MAIL, SHIP LETTERS
- How scarce is the Merut HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Merut HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1814–1827.
- What is the provenance of COV-4885?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 751 (2019).
- When was COV-4885 posted?
- COV-4885 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 2 (1814–1827).
About this record
This 1828 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 751, (2019).