COV-475
2 July 1831 Merut HG 3A Cover
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Date
2 July 1831
Description
India, Merut, 1831, "MERUT/Pt Pd" Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Clear strike with manuscript "2nd Feby 31" date and "10½" rate added on back of folded outer lettersheet to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" (Robertson In. 2) and "T.P. Rate 2" handstamps, Calcutta transit and London (Aug. 6) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, some minor reinforcement to internal folds, Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10066, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
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 3handstampBlack1831–1837
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
- Merut HG 5handstampRed1837–1845
- Merut HG 6handstampBlack1839-43
- Merut HG 7handstampRed1843-51
- Merut HG 8handstampBlack1840-43
- Merut HG 9handstampBlack1843–1845
- Merut HG 10handstampRed1841–1852
- Merut HG 11handstampRed1845–1848
- Merut HG 11ahandstampBlack1848
- Merut HG 12handstampRed1848–1851
- Merut HG 13handstampRed1851
- Merut HG 14handstampRed1853-54
- Merut HG 15handstampBlack1854
About this record
This 2 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10066.