COV-4549 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 15 handstamp in black. Delhi Receiving House Giles#15 – on part entire.

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.

COV-4549

Delhi Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 15 handstruck folded letter (COV-4549) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 15, back (COV-4549) — back

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Description

Delhi Receiving House Giles#15 – on part entire.

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

19 marks

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-4549 is a Delhi pre stamp cover 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?

Delhi Receiving House Giles#15 – on part entire.

2 images of COV-4549 are recorded (front, back); the Delhi HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1845-53.

Questions about COV-4549

What is COV-4549?: COV-4549 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 15 handstamp in black. Delhi Receiving House Giles#15 – on part entire.
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.

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.