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Date
1832
Description
1832 MERUT Pt.Pd. HG 3 in black on fl to UK, with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD21 and INDIA LETTER LIVERPOOL, all on same side
Auction
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 2handstampRed1814–1827
- 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 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Merut HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 34.