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Date
12 July 1854
Description
Entire posted from Delhi to Calcutta with unrecorded "Delhi/ July 12 1854/ Paid" handstamp in red color on July 12th 1854 and G9 handstamp of Calcutta GO and AM delivery marks with postage of 5 annas paid. This is the only known cover recorded with the unrecorded type of Delhi Paid.
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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 1handstampBlack1809–1837
- Delhi HG 2handstampRed1828
- Delhi HG 3handstampRed1838–1845
- Delhi HG 4handstampBlack1841–1857
- Delhi HG 5handstampBlack1841-45
- Delhi HG 6handstampRed1843–1845
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About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-4132 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 12 July 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?
Entire posted from Delhi to Calcutta with unrecorded "Delhi/ July 12 1854/ Paid" handstamp in red color on July 12th 1854 and G9 handstamp of Calcutta GO and AM delivery marks with postage of 5 annas paid. This is the only known cover recorded with the unrecorded type of Delhi Paid.
1 image of COV-4132 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 10b mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-4132
- What is COV-4132?
- COV-4132 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 12 July 1854, bearing the Delhi HG 10b handstamp in red. Entire posted from Delhi to Calcutta with unrecorded "Delhi/ July 12 1854/ Paid" handstamp in red color on July 12th 1854 and G9 handstamp of Calcutta GO and AM delivery marks with postage of 5 annas paid. This is the only known cover recorded with the unrecorded type of Delhi Paid.
- 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.
- When was COV-4132 posted?
- COV-4132 is dated 12 July 1854, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 10b (1854).
About this record
This 12 July 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.