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Date
1840
Description
AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1840 Folded Letter from Major General Elphinstone. Folded cover (missing inner sheet) with manuscript "8th July 1840" date at bottom left addressed to London, written in the hand of Major General Elphinstone, entering the mails with framed "Meerut Paid" handstamp (Giles 5) with manuscript "9 July 40, 9as" date and rate added on back, red oval "INDIA" handstamp, London (Sept. 9) arrival datestamp, manuscript "3/6" rate marking, Very Fine, ex Dietrich
Auction
1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot Cover
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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 3handstampBlack1831–1837
- Merut HG 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
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About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-1110 is a Merut pre stamp cover of 1840 bearing the Merut HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Merut postal history — the office known today as Meerut, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1840 Folded Letter from Major General Elphinstone. Folded cover (missing inner sheet) with manuscript "8th July 1840" date at bottom left addressed to London, written in the hand of Major General Elphinstone, entering the mails with framed "Meerut Paid" handstamp (Giles 5) with manuscript "9 July 40, 9as" date and rate added on back, red oval "INDIA" handstamp, London (Sept. 9) arrival datestamp, manuscript "3/6" rate marking, Very Fine, ex Dietrich
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot Cover.
1 image of COV-1110 is recorded; the Merut HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1845.
Questions about COV-1110
- What is COV-1110?
- COV-1110 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces of 1840, bearing the Merut HG 5 handstamp in red. AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1840 Folded Letter from Major General Elphinstone. Folded cover (missing inner sheet) with manuscript "8th July 1840" date at bottom left addressed to London, written in the hand of Major General Elphinstone, entering the mails with framed "Meerut Paid" handstamp (Giles 5) with manuscript "9 July 40, 9as" date and rate added on back, red oval "INDIA" handstamp, London (Sept. 9) arrival datestamp, manuscript "3/6" rate marking, Very Fine, ex Dietrich
- How scarce is the Merut HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Merut HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1845.
- What is the provenance of COV-1110?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot Cover.
- When was COV-1110 posted?
- COV-1110 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Merut HG 5 (1837–1845).
About this record
This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Merut HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot Cover.