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Date
1833
Description
India Pre-stamp 1833 merut to Dum Dum paying 11 annas oval cancel. Very rare
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 2handstampRed1814–1828
- Merut HG 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
- Merut HG 5handstampRed1837–1845
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About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-4423 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 1833 bearing the Merut HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Merut postal history — the office known today as Meerut, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India Pre-stamp 1833 merut to Dum Dum paying 11 annas oval cancel. Very rare
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
3 images of COV-4423 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Merut HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1837.
Questions about COV-4423
- What is COV-4423?
- COV-4423 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1833, bearing the Merut HG 3 handstamp in black. India Pre-stamp 1833 merut to Dum Dum paying 11 annas oval cancel. Very rare
- How scarce is the Merut HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Merut HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-4423?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4423 posted?
- COV-4423 is dated 1833, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 3 (1831–1837).
About this record
This 1833 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 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.