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Date
1849
Description
India 1849 Pre-Stamp cover w/ DELHIE RECEIVING HOUSE cachet, Giles Type 14
Auction
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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-3957 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Delhi HG 14 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1849 Pre-Stamp cover w/ DELHIE RECEIVING HOUSE cachet, Giles Type 14
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0335 (2024).
4 images of COV-3957 are recorded; the Delhi HG 14 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1855.
Questions about COV-3957
- What is COV-3957?
- COV-3957 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Delhi HG 14 handstamp in red. India 1849 Pre-Stamp cover w/ DELHIE RECEIVING HOUSE cachet, Giles Type 14
- How scarce is the Delhi HG 14 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Delhi HG 14 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-3957?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0335 (2024).
- When was COV-3957 posted?
- COV-3957 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 14 (1846–1855).
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 14 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 50, lot 0335, (2024).