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Date
1855
Description
1855 (Apr 8) cover from Delhi to England with 1/2a blue die II strip of four used o paying the 2a rate cancelled by diamond of dots cancel, reverse with despatch boxed ds, Calcutta, London and Bristol cds, front shows INDIA oval cancel in red, small portion of backflap missing, very fine postal history cover (S.G. £3’200).
Auction
Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, Lot 80527, (2025)
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
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About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-4956 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1855 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?
1855 (Apr 8) cover from Delhi to England with 1/2a blue die II strip of four used o paying the 2a rate cancelled by diamond of dots cancel, reverse with despatch boxed ds, Calcutta, London and Bristol cds, front shows INDIA oval cancel in red, small portion of backflap missing, very fine postal history cover (S.G. £3’200).
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80527 (2025).
2 images of COV-4956 are recorded; the Delhi HG 14 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1849.
Questions about COV-4956
- What is COV-4956?
- COV-4956 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1855, bearing the Delhi HG 14 handstamp in red. 1855 (Apr 8) cover from Delhi to England with 1/2a blue die II strip of four used o paying the 2a rate cancelled by diamond of dots cancel, reverse with despatch boxed ds, Calcutta, London and Bristol cds, front shows INDIA oval cancel in red, small portion of backflap missing, very fine postal history cover (S.G. £3’200).
- 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 1846–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-4956?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80527 (2025).
- When was COV-4956 posted?
- COV-4956 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 14 (1846–1849).
About this record
This 1855 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 David Feldman, Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, lot 80527, (2025).