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Description
Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. 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 2handstampRed1814–1828
- Merut HG 3handstampBlack1831–1837
- Merut HG 3AhandstampBlack1827–1832
- Merut HG 4handstampBlack1835–1837
+11 more at this office.View all Merut marks and postal history →
About this Merut pre stamp cover
COV-4504 is a Merut pre stamp cover bearing the Merut HG 6 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 6 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-4504 are recorded (front, back); the Merut HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1843.
Questions about COV-4504
- What is COV-4504?
- COV-4504 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Merut, North Western Provinces, bearing the Merut HG 6 handstamp in black. Postal cover from merut (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Merut HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Merut HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1843.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Merut HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.