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Date
August 1833
Description
DELHI - SCARCE 1st-TYPE “Pt Pd” OVAL MARK WITH RARE LONDON RED BOXED “INDIA LETTER”; Colourful Aug. 1833 E (paper wmk. 1830) from Delhi to Scotland with a very fine bright red oval “DELHI/Pt Pd [14as]” on the top flap slightly overlapped by London/Edinburgh backstamps and part of a very fine rare orange-red boxed London “INDIA LETTER” (Rob.In.9; very seldom seen, thought to have been used for mail from smaller ports without any India Letter mark of their own, because the normal “INDIA LETTER/LONDON” types were used for letters landed at London itself throughout the 1830s alongside this much scarcer mark); charged “1/1” then “1/7” and then “1/9” (4d India Letter rate plus 1s-5d inland rate) which must have been for a distance above 700 miles, which means the letter travelled at least 50 miles before it reached London, because Inverness was measured at only 651 miles from London at this date). Intriguing and rare item. PHOTO - see page 37
Auction
Manning, Lot 100, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
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-2202 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of August 1833 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?
DELHI - SCARCE 1st-TYPE “Pt Pd” OVAL MARK WITH RARE LONDON RED BOXED “INDIA LETTER”; Colourful Aug. 1833 E (paper wmk. 1830) from Delhi to Scotland with a very fine bright red oval “DELHI/Pt Pd [14as]” on the top flap slightly overlapped by London/Edinburgh backstamps and part of a very fine rare orange-red boxed London “INDIA LETTER” (Rob.In.9; very seldom seen, thought to have been used for mail from smaller ports without any India Letter mark of their own, because the normal “INDIA LETTER/LONDON” types were used for letters landed at London itself throughout the 1830s alongside this much scarcer mark); charged “1/1” then “1/7” and then “1/9” (4d India Letter rate plus 1s-5d inland rate) which must have been for a distance above 700 miles, which means the letter travelled at least 50 miles before it reached London, because Inverness was measured at only 651 miles from London at this date). Intriguing and rare item. PHOTO - see page 37
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 100 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2202 is recorded; the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.
Questions about COV-2202
- What is COV-2202?
- COV-2202 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of August 1833, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. DELHI - SCARCE 1st-TYPE “Pt Pd” OVAL MARK WITH RARE LONDON RED BOXED “INDIA LETTER”; Colourful Aug. 1833 E (paper wmk. 1830) from Delhi to Scotland with a very fine bright red oval “DELHI/Pt Pd [14as]” on the top flap slightly overlapped by London/Edinburgh backstamps and part of a very fine rare orange-red boxed London “INDIA LETTER” (Rob.In.9; very seldom seen, thought to have been used for mail from smaller ports without any India Letter mark of their own, because the normal “INDIA LETTER/LONDON” types were used for letters landed at London itself throughout the 1830s alongside this much scarcer mark); charged “1/1” then “1/7” and then “1/9” (4d India Letter rate plus 1s-5d inland rate) which must have been for a distance above 700 miles, which means the letter travelled at least 50 miles before it reached London, because Inverness was measured at only 651 miles from London at this date). Intriguing and rare item. PHOTO - see page 37
- 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-2202?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 100 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2202 posted?
- COV-2202 is dated August 1833, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 1 (1809–1837).
About this record
This August 1833 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 100, (Sept. 2015).