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Date
22 July 1831
Description
Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3A handstamp in Black. Dated 22 July 1831. Note: red - scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 3handstampBlack1831–1837
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
- Merut HG 5handstampRed1837–1845
+11 more at this office.View all Merut marks and postal history →
About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-2505 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 22 July 1831 bearing the Merut HG 3A 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?
Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3A handstamp in Black. Dated 22 July 1831. Note: red - scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2505 is recorded (front); the Merut HG 3A mark itself is recorded in use 1827–1832.
Questions about COV-2505
- What is COV-2505?
- COV-2505 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 22 July 1831, bearing the Merut HG 3A handstamp in black. Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 3A handstamp in Black. Dated 22 July 1831. Note: red - scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Merut HG 3A mark on this cover?
- The census grades Merut HG 3A as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827–1832.
- When was COV-2505 posted?
- COV-2505 is dated 22 July 1831, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 3A (1827–1832).
About this record
This 22 July 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Merut HG 3A handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
