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Date
1836
Description
1836 : H.G.3 : Letter from MERUT to a Captain at DUMDUM [27 Nov.] asking for permission to withdraw Rs. 500. The Inland postage prepaid at MERUT for single letter weight 11 as. This handstamp is in black colour, without having full stop after "T" of MERUT, was in used between 1833-1837.
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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 2handstampRed1814–1828
- Merut HG 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
- Merut HG 5handstampRed1837–1845
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About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-865 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?
1836 : H.G.3 : Letter from MERUT to a Captain at DUMDUM [27 Nov.] asking for permission to withdraw Rs. 500. The Inland postage prepaid at MERUT for single letter weight 11 as. This handstamp is in black colour, without having full stop after "T" of MERUT, was in used between 1833-1837.
1 image of COV-865 is recorded; the Merut HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1837.
Questions about COV-865
- What is COV-865?
- COV-865 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1836, bearing the Merut HG 3 handstamp in black. 1836 : H.G.3 : Letter from MERUT to a Captain at DUMDUM [27 Nov.] asking for permission to withdraw Rs. 500. The Inland postage prepaid at MERUT for single letter weight 11 as. This handstamp is in black colour, without having full stop after "T" of MERUT, was in used between 1833-1837.
- 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.
- When was COV-865 posted?
- COV-865 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 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded.