COV-2379 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: Only cancellation in black is rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

COV-2379

Delhi Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2379) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Argyll Etkin Auctions

Description

Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: Only cancellation in black is rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Argyll Etkin

(2015)

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

19 marks

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-2379 is a Delhi pre stamp cover 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?

Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: Only cancellation in black is rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin (2015).

1 image of COV-2379 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.

Questions about COV-2379

What is COV-2379?: COV-2379 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: Only cancellation in black is rare. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2379?: Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin (2015).

About this record

This pre-1854 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 Argyll Etkin, (2015).