Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1825
Description
1825 : H.G.1: The letter was charged 8 annas inland postage from DEHLI to ALLAHABAD.
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
- Delhi HG 8handstampRed1846-52
- Delhi HG 8khandstampRed1847
- Delhi HG 9handstampBlack1846-52
- Delhi HG 10handstampBlack1853-58
- Delhi HG 10ahandstampRed1855
- Delhi HG 10bhandstampRed1854
- Delhi HG 11handstampRed1857
- Delhi HG 12handstampBlack1857–1858
- Delhi HG 13handstampBlack1841–1852
- Delhi HG 14handstampRed1846–1849
- Delhi HG 15handstampBlack1845-53
- Delhi HG 16handstampRed1853
- Delhi HG 17handstampRed1849
About this record
This 1825 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 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded.