Scan or Photo Courtesy of ex Dietrich
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
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 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
- Merut HG 6handstampBlack1839-43
- Merut HG 7handstampRed1843–1851
- Merut HG 8handstampBlack1840-43
- Merut HG 9handstampBlack1843–1845
- Merut HG 10handstampRed1841–1852
- Merut HG 11handstampRed1845–1851
- Merut HG 11ahandstampBlack1848
- Merut HG 12handstampRed1848–1851
- Merut HG 13handstampRed1851
- Merut HG 14handstampRed1853-54
- Merut HG 15handstampBlack1854
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 7 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.