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Date
1836
Description
1821-36 Entire letters to Scotland with India Letter handstamps of Deal or Liverpool, the first with manuscript "Masulipatam Post Office the 12th August 1821, Inland postage pd 6 annas" on reverse (no Masulipatam handstamps recorded between 1819 and 1822) and Madras Ship Letter; the second backstamped fine oval "MERUT / Pt Pd" (Giles type 3) and Calcutta Ship Letter. (2).
Auction
Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Po, Lot 1137, (2025)
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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 2handstampRed1814–1827
- Merut HG 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
- Merut HG 5handstampRed1837–1845
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About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-4940 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 1836 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?
1821-36 Entire letters to Scotland with India Letter handstamps of Deal or Liverpool, the first with manuscript "Masulipatam Post Office the 12th August 1821, Inland postage pd 6 annas" on reverse (no Masulipatam handstamps recorded between 1819 and 1822) and Madras Ship Letter; the second backstamped fine oval "MERUT / Pt Pd" (Giles type 3) and Calcutta Ship Letter. (2).
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Limited Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Po lot 1137 (2025).
1 image of COV-4940 is recorded; the Merut HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1837.
Questions about COV-4940
- What is COV-4940?
- COV-4940 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1836, bearing the Merut HG 3 handstamp in black. 1821-36 Entire letters to Scotland with India Letter handstamps of Deal or Liverpool, the first with manuscript "Masulipatam Post Office the 12th August 1821, Inland postage pd 6 annas" on reverse (no Masulipatam handstamps recorded between 1819 and 1822) and Madras Ship Letter; the second backstamped fine oval "MERUT / Pt Pd" (Giles type 3) and Calcutta Ship Letter. (2).
- 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-4940?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Limited Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Po lot 1137 (2025).
- When was COV-4940 posted?
- COV-4940 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 3 (1831–1837).
About this record
This 1836 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 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Po, lot 1137, (2025).