How scarce is the Delhi HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Delhi HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1845.

When was COV-3664 posted?

COV-3664 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 3 (1838–1845).

COV-3664

1839 Delhi Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1839, Delhi HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3664)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 3, scan 2 (COV-3664)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1839

Description

India 1839 handstruck postal history cover from Delhi to Ludhiana, featuring a DELHIE/date/Paid despatch stamp and a 2 annas postage rate. Historical significance in pre-stamp era.

Auction

Sephils

542, Lot 0082, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

19 marks

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-3664 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1839 bearing the Delhi HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1839 handstruck postal history cover from Delhi to Ludhiana, featuring a DELHIE/date/Paid despatch stamp and a 2 annas postage rate. Historical significance in pre-stamp era.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 542 lot 0082 (2026).

2 images of COV-3664 are recorded; the Delhi HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1845.

Questions about COV-3664

What is COV-3664?: COV-3664 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1839, bearing the Delhi HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1839 handstruck postal history cover from Delhi to Ludhiana, featuring a DELHIE/date/Paid despatch stamp and a 2 annas postage rate. Historical significance in pre-stamp era.
How scarce is the Delhi HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Delhi HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1845.
What is the provenance of COV-3664?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 542 lot 0082 (2026).
When was COV-3664 posted?: COV-3664 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 3 (1838–1845).

About this record

This 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 542, lot 0082, (2026).