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Description
1814 (25 Aug) entire written at Paneeput (22nd) posted from Dehli (Giles 1) paid 1Re to Calcutta (Giles G2) “Ranjeet still sticking in the hills of Cashmeer & as yet unable to punch through whilst his troops are almost starving and grain selling for a seer a rupee…”
Auction
Lot 2303, (1814 25 Aug)
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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-5492 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?
1814 (25 Aug) entire written at Paneeput (22nd) posted from Dehli (Giles 1) paid 1Re to Calcutta (Giles G2) “Ranjeet still sticking in the hills of Cashmeer & as yet unable to punch through whilst his troops are almost starving and grain selling for a seer a rupee…”
Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 2303 (1814 25 Aug).
1 image of COV-5492 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.
Questions about COV-5492
- What is COV-5492?
- COV-5492 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. 1814 (25 Aug) entire written at Paneeput (22nd) posted from Dehli (Giles 1) paid 1Re to Calcutta (Giles G2) “Ranjeet still sticking in the hills of Cashmeer & as yet unable to punch through whilst his troops are almost starving and grain selling for a seer a rupee…”
- 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-5492?
- Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 2303 (1814 25 Aug).
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 25 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 2303, (1814 25 Aug).