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Date
18 October 1854
Description
JC TYPE 1: 1854 (Oct 18) Entire from Delhi to Benaras with 1854 1/2a blue, touched, tied by type 1 dotted lozenge (10×9 dots), reverse with despatch box ds with variety « Paid. » inverted, corrected with further strike, fine
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20241, (26 May 2014)
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 1handstampBlack1809–1837
- Delhi HG 2handstampRed1828
- Delhi HG 3handstampRed1838–1845
- Delhi HG 4handstampBlack1841–1857
- Delhi HG 5handstampBlack1841-45
- Delhi HG 6handstampRed1843–1845
+13 more at this office.View all Delhi marks and postal history →
About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-2775 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 18 October 1854 bearing the Delhi HG 10b handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
JC TYPE 1: 1854 (Oct 18) Entire from Delhi to Benaras with 1854 1/2a blue, touched, tied by type 1 dotted lozenge (10×9 dots), reverse with despatch box ds with variety « Paid. » inverted, corrected with further strike, fine
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20241 (26 May 2014).
1 image of COV-2775 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 10b mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-2775
- What is COV-2775?
- COV-2775 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 18 October 1854, bearing the Delhi HG 10b handstamp in red. JC TYPE 1: 1854 (Oct 18) Entire from Delhi to Benaras with 1854 1/2a blue, touched, tied by type 1 dotted lozenge (10×9 dots), reverse with despatch box ds with variety « Paid. » inverted, corrected with further strike, fine
- How scarce is the Delhi HG 10b mark on this cover?
- The census grades Delhi HG 10b as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-2775?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20241 (26 May 2014).
- When was COV-2775 posted?
- COV-2775 is dated 18 October 1854, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 10b (1854).
About this record
This 18 October 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 10b handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series, lot 20241, (26 May 2014).