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Date
1854
Description
1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter with fascinating social contents, incl. mentions of being in a howdah on an elephant, marching and being a poor shot, etc., with origins incl. Delhi, Amritsar, Kangra, Cawnpore, Allahabad and “Camp Kablana”, with either 1854 1/2a or 1a frankings, mixed condition, an interesting group.
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire, Lot 50726, (2025)
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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-5000 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1854 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?
1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter with fascinating social contents, incl. mentions of being in a howdah on an elephant, marching and being a poor shot, etc., with origins incl. Delhi, Amritsar, Kangra, Cawnpore, Allahabad and “Camp Kablana”, with either 1854 1/2a or 1a frankings, mixed condition, an interesting group.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire lot 50726 (2025).
1 image of COV-5000 is recorded; the Delhi HG 14 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1849.
Questions about COV-5000
- What is COV-5000?
- COV-5000 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Delhi HG 14 handstamp in red. 1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter with fascinating social contents, incl. mentions of being in a howdah on an elephant, marching and being a poor shot, etc., with origins incl. Delhi, Amritsar, Kangra, Cawnpore, Allahabad and “Camp Kablana”, with either 1854 1/2a or 1a frankings, mixed condition, an interesting group.
- 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-5000?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire lot 50726 (2025).
- When was COV-5000 posted?
- COV-5000 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 14 (1846–1849).
About this record
This 1854 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, Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire, lot 50726, (2025).