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Date
1814
Description
LONDON MARITIME HS ON MAILS FROM FRANCE, INDIA, AUSTRALIA ETC.: 1801-1930 selection inc. 1801 EL Calais to London with fine SHIP-LRE hs (Tab.S34); 1812 E to Guernsey with good SHIP (crown) LETTER hs (Tab.S10); 1814 EL Delhi to Inverness with good SHIP LETTER / LONDON cds (Tab.S18); 1847 part EL London to Sydney with fine red PAID SHIP LETTER / (crown) /LONDON ds (Tab.S51); 1848 pair E to London or Lymm with red or black SHIP-LETTER hs (Tab.S36); 1849 EL Amsterdam to COGH via London with v. fine SHIP-LETTER /(crown) / LONDON cds (Tab.S29); 1906 Ceylon PPC to London with LONDON / MB cds (Tab.MB4) etc. Good variety. (23 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMANY, INDIA, AUSTRALIA
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 186, (2024)
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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-4867 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1814 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?
LONDON MARITIME HS ON MAILS FROM FRANCE, INDIA, AUSTRALIA ETC.: 1801-1930 selection inc. 1801 EL Calais to London with fine SHIP-LRE hs (Tab.S34); 1812 E to Guernsey with good SHIP (crown) LETTER hs (Tab.S10); 1814 EL Delhi to Inverness with good SHIP LETTER / LONDON cds (Tab.S18); 1847 part EL London to Sydney with fine red PAID SHIP LETTER / (crown) /LONDON ds (Tab.S51); 1848 pair E to London or Lymm with red or black SHIP-LETTER hs (Tab.S36); 1849 EL Amsterdam to COGH via London with v. fine SHIP-LETTER /(crown) / LONDON cds (Tab.S29); 1906 Ceylon PPC to London with LONDON / MB cds (Tab.MB4) etc. Good variety. (23 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMANY, INDIA, AUSTRALIA
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 186 (2024).
1 image of COV-4867 is recorded; the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.
Questions about COV-4867
- What is COV-4867?
- COV-4867 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1814, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. LONDON MARITIME HS ON MAILS FROM FRANCE, INDIA, AUSTRALIA ETC.: 1801-1930 selection inc. 1801 EL Calais to London with fine SHIP-LRE hs (Tab.S34); 1812 E to Guernsey with good SHIP (crown) LETTER hs (Tab.S10); 1814 EL Delhi to Inverness with good SHIP LETTER / LONDON cds (Tab.S18); 1847 part EL London to Sydney with fine red PAID SHIP LETTER / (crown) /LONDON ds (Tab.S51); 1848 pair E to London or Lymm with red or black SHIP-LETTER hs (Tab.S36); 1849 EL Amsterdam to COGH via London with v. fine SHIP-LETTER /(crown) / LONDON cds (Tab.S29); 1906 Ceylon PPC to London with LONDON / MB cds (Tab.MB4) etc. Good variety. (23 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMANY, INDIA, AUSTRALIA
- 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-4867?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 186 (2024).
- When was COV-4867 posted?
- COV-4867 is dated 1814, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 1 (1809–1837).
About this record
This 1814 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 23 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 186, (2024).