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Date
10 August 1830
Description
Entire posted from Meerut to Edinburgh via Calcutta with "Meerut/ PtPd" Postpaid HG2 handstamp in black, The present handstamp is very distinct, even though it appears to be HG2 it might be the new handstamp prepared after the HG2 is worn out. Posted on 10th August 1830 from Meerut with Calcutta SD9 handstamp and Martime India handstamp of India Letter Portsmouth along with other delivery handstamp and Half D postage due mark on the front. Very distinct handstamp of Meerut Postpaid.
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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
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About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-531 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 10 August 1830 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?
Entire posted from Meerut to Edinburgh via Calcutta with "Meerut/ PtPd" Postpaid HG2 handstamp in black, The present handstamp is very distinct, even though it appears to be HG2 it might be the new handstamp prepared after the HG2 is worn out. Posted on 10th August 1830 from Meerut with Calcutta SD9 handstamp and Martime India handstamp of India Letter Portsmouth along with other delivery handstamp and Half D postage due mark on the front. Very distinct handstamp of Meerut Postpaid.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
3 images of COV-531 are recorded (front, back); the Merut HG 3A mark itself is recorded in use 1827–1832.
Questions about COV-531
- What is COV-531?
- COV-531 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 10 August 1830, bearing the Merut HG 3A handstamp in black. Entire posted from Meerut to Edinburgh via Calcutta with "Meerut/ PtPd" Postpaid HG2 handstamp in black, The present handstamp is very distinct, even though it appears to be HG2 it might be the new handstamp prepared after the HG2 is worn out. Posted on 10th August 1830 from Meerut with Calcutta SD9 handstamp and Martime India handstamp of India Letter Portsmouth along with other delivery handstamp and Half D postage due mark on the front. Very distinct handstamp of Meerut Postpaid.
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-531?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-531 posted?
- COV-531 is dated 10 August 1830, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 3A (1827–1832).
About this record
This 10 August 1830 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 Private.