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Description
India prestamp cover w/ "DELHIE/ RECEIVING HOUSE/ Bearing 2as" cachet in black
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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-3900 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 2025 bearing the Delhi HG 15 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India prestamp cover w/ "DELHIE/ RECEIVING HOUSE/ Bearing 2as" cachet in black
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 178 lot 0073 (2025).
2 images of COV-3900 are recorded; the Delhi HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1845-53.
Questions about COV-3900
- What is COV-3900?
- COV-3900 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 2025, bearing the Delhi HG 15 handstamp in black. India prestamp cover w/ "DELHIE/ RECEIVING HOUSE/ Bearing 2as" cachet in black
- How scarce is the Delhi HG 15 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Delhi HG 15 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845-53.
- What is the provenance of COV-3900?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 178 lot 0073 (2025).
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 15 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 178, lot 0073, (2025).