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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"
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 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 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6019.