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Date
1827
Description
India 1827 DELHI PtPd HG1 on folded entire to London with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD9 and CACUTTA G.P.O. HG G8 in red. Scarce. Contents state I go out to a fine and healthy country and I am glad for the sake of my people that the time is at hand for the season has been beautiful and the tour of Delhie particularly free from disease, both in and near Cantonments. Few and .... has been attacking the .... furiously - one of three regiments there are about 900 men sick & convalescence - without this there have'nt been above 4 or five fatal cases and the Europeans have not been troubled with
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Other recorded marks at Delhi
19 marks19 other pre-1854 postal markings of Delhi are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Delhi HG 2handstampRed1828
- Delhi HG 3handstampRed1838–1845
- Delhi HG 4handstampBlack1841–1857
- Delhi HG 5handstampBlack1841-45
- Delhi HG 6handstampRed1843–1845
- Delhi HG 7handstampBlack1843
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About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-2038 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1827 bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1827 DELHI PtPd HG1 on folded entire to London with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD9 and CACUTTA G.P.O. HG G8 in red. Scarce. Contents state I go out to a fine and healthy country and I am glad for the sake of my people that the time is at hand for the season has been beautiful and the tour of Delhie particularly free from disease, both in and near Cantonments. Few and .... has been attacking the .... furiously - one of three regiments there are about 900 men sick & convalescence - without this there have'nt been above 4 or five fatal cases and the Europeans have not been troubled with
Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 6.
3 images of COV-2038 are recorded; the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.
Questions about COV-2038
- What is COV-2038?
- COV-2038 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1827, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. India 1827 DELHI PtPd HG1 on folded entire to London with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD9 and CACUTTA G.P.O. HG G8 in red. Scarce. Contents state I go out to a fine and healthy country and I am glad for the sake of my people that the time is at hand for the season has been beautiful and the tour of Delhie particularly free from disease, both in and near Cantonments. Few and .... has been attacking the .... furiously - one of three regiments there are about 900 men sick & convalescence - without this there have'nt been above 4 or five fatal cases and the Europeans have not been troubled with
- How scarce is the Delhi HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Delhi HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1809–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2038?
- Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 6.
- When was COV-2038 posted?
- COV-2038 is dated 1827, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 1 (1809–1837).
About this record
This 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 25 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 6.