How scarce is the Delhi HG 13 mark on this cover?

The census grades Delhi HG 13 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1852.

When was COV-2570 posted?

COV-2570 is dated 23 February 1845, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 13 (1841–1852).

COV-2570

23 February 1845 Delhi HG 13 Cover

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23 February 1845 Delhi HG 13 pre stamp cover — COV-2570 — front

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Date

23 February 1845

Description

Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 13 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 February 1845. Note: Date uncertain – Receiving House?. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-2570 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 23 February 1845 bearing the Delhi HG 13 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 13 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 February 1845. Note: Date uncertain – Receiving House?. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2570 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 13 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1852.

Questions about COV-2570

What is COV-2570?: COV-2570 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 23 February 1845, bearing the Delhi HG 13 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 13 handstamp in Black. Dated 23 February 1845. Note: Date uncertain – Receiving House?. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Delhi HG 13 mark on this cover?: The census grades Delhi HG 13 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1852.
When was COV-2570 posted?: COV-2570 is dated 23 February 1845, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 13 (1841–1852).

About this record

This 23 February 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 13 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.