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Date
12 April 1809
Description
INDIA, Delhi, 1809, "DEHLI/PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete oval strike with manuscript "2 Rs" rate on back of folded cover with manuscript Apr. 12, 1809 despatch docketing, addressed to Alex C. Fraser in Calcutta, red Calcutta arrival backstamp affected by rough opening, cover with sealed tear from opening not affecting Delhi marking, Very Fine strike of this handstamp noted as scarce by Giles
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6019
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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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
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- 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-88 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 12 April 1809 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?
INDIA, Delhi, 1809, "DEHLI/PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete oval strike with manuscript "2 Rs" rate on back of folded cover with manuscript Apr. 12, 1809 despatch docketing, addressed to Alex C. Fraser in Calcutta, red Calcutta arrival backstamp affected by rough opening, cover with sealed tear from opening not affecting Delhi marking, Very Fine strike of this handstamp noted as scarce by Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6019.
2 images of COV-88 are recorded (front, back); the Delhi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1837.
Questions about COV-88
- What is COV-88?
- COV-88 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 12 April 1809, bearing the Delhi HG 1 handstamp in black. INDIA, Delhi, 1809, "DEHLI/PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete oval strike with manuscript "2 Rs" rate on back of folded cover with manuscript Apr. 12, 1809 despatch docketing, addressed to Alex C. Fraser in Calcutta, red Calcutta arrival backstamp affected by rough opening, cover with sealed tear from opening not affecting Delhi marking, Very Fine strike of this handstamp noted as scarce by Giles
- 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-88?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6019.
- When was COV-88 posted?
- COV-88 is dated 12 April 1809, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 1 (1809–1837).
About this record
This 12 April 1809 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6019.