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Date
30 October 1815
Description
India, Delhi, 1815, "DEHLI/PtPd" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but clear strike with manuscript "30 Octb 1815" date and "1 p" rate added on back of folded letter to Chinsurrah, Dutch Settlement, red Calcutta (Nov. ?) transit datestamp, Fine and scarce use to Chinsurrah during the second Dutch period, Chinsurrah was Dutch until the British took it in 1795, then Dutch from 1814, before being ceded back to the British in 1825
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10040, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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-233 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 30 October 1815 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, Delhi, 1815, "DEHLI/PtPd" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but clear strike with manuscript "30 Octb 1815" date and "1 p" rate added on back of folded letter to Chinsurrah, Dutch Settlement, red Calcutta (Nov. ?) transit datestamp, Fine and scarce use to Chinsurrah during the second Dutch period, Chinsurrah was Dutch until the British took it in 1795, then Dutch from 1814, before being ceded back to the British in 1825
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10040.
2 images of COV-233 are recorded (front, back); the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.
Questions about COV-233
- What is COV-233?
- COV-233 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 30 October 1815, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Delhi, 1815, "DEHLI/PtPd" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but clear strike with manuscript "30 Octb 1815" date and "1 p" rate added on back of folded letter to Chinsurrah, Dutch Settlement, red Calcutta (Nov. ?) transit datestamp, Fine and scarce use to Chinsurrah during the second Dutch period, Chinsurrah was Dutch until the British took it in 1795, then Dutch from 1814, before being ceded back to the British in 1825
- 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-233?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10040.
- When was COV-233 posted?
- COV-233 is dated 30 October 1815, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 1 (1809–1837).
About this record
This 30 October 1815 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 24 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10040.