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Date
19 December 1857
Description
1857 (19 Dec.) entire letter from Kussowlee to "Lt. FJ. Watson, 1st Fusiliers, Colon.el Seaton's A,4ouable Column. To be Jorwarded uia Delhi" from his nlother, with manuscript "Bearing 2as" arrd showing a fine strike of the "DELHI/BEARING" in circle (HG12), despatch and transit h.s.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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
- 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 13handstampBlack1841–1852
- Delhi HG 14handstampRed1846–1849
- Delhi HG 15handstampBlack1845-53
- Delhi HG 16handstampRed1853
- Delhi HG 17handstampRed1849
About this record
This 19 December 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 12 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 245.