COV-864
29 August 1824 Merut HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
29 August 1824
Description
1824 : H.G.2: Letter from MERUT [29 Aug.] via CALCUTTA [11 Sept.] to NORTH BRITAIN [15 April 1825]. Total transit time 230 days. Postage Prepaid to CALCUTTA Re. 1 an. 1 + Ship postage 2 as. in all Re. 1 as. 3.The oval red "MERUT / Pt.Pd." is a first setting with a full stop after MERUT. Used between 1824-27 is a scarce mark.
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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 29 August 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.