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Date
1825
Description
1825 : H.G.1: The letter was charged 8 annas inland postage from DEHLI to ALLAHABAD.
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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-863 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1825 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?
1825 : H.G.1: The letter was charged 8 annas inland postage from DEHLI to ALLAHABAD.
1 image of COV-863 is recorded; the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.
Questions about COV-863
- What is COV-863?
- COV-863 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1825, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. 1825 : H.G.1: The letter was charged 8 annas inland postage from DEHLI to ALLAHABAD.
- 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.
- When was COV-863 posted?
- COV-863 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 1 (1809–1837).
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 24 surviving covers with this mark recorded.