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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
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About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-864 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 29 August 1824 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?
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.
1 image of COV-864 is recorded; the Merut HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1814–1828.
Questions about COV-864
- What is COV-864?
- COV-864 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 29 August 1824, bearing the Merut HG 2 handstamp in red. 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.
- 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 1814–1828.
- When was COV-864 posted?
- COV-864 is dated 29 August 1824, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 2 (1814–1828).
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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded.