COV-3719 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 10 December 1839, bearing the Delhi HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1839 Cover from Delhi to Saugor with Handstruck Postage Marking, 6 Annas Prepaid. Sent to Major Gen. Sir Thomas Anbury, C.B. Commanding Saugor Division of the Army.

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-3719 posted?

COV-3719 is dated 10 December 1839, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 3 (1838–1845).

COV-3719

10 December 1839 Delhi Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 December 1839, Delhi HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3719)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 3, scan 2 (COV-3719)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 3, scan 3 (COV-3719)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

10 December 1839

Description

India 1839 Cover from Delhi to Saugor with Handstruck Postage Marking, 6 Annas Prepaid. Sent to Major Gen. Sir Thomas Anbury, C.B. Commanding Saugor Division of the Army.

Auction

Sephils

499, Lot 0090, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

19 marks

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-3719 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 10 December 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 Cover from Delhi to Saugor with Handstruck Postage Marking, 6 Annas Prepaid. Sent to Major Gen. Sir Thomas Anbury, C.B. Commanding Saugor Division of the Army.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 499 lot 0090 (2026).

3 images of COV-3719 are recorded; the Delhi HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1845.

Questions about COV-3719

What is COV-3719?: COV-3719 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 10 December 1839, bearing the Delhi HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1839 Cover from Delhi to Saugor with Handstruck Postage Marking, 6 Annas Prepaid. Sent to Major Gen. Sir Thomas Anbury, C.B. Commanding Saugor Division of the Army.
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-3719?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 499 lot 0090 (2026).
When was COV-3719 posted?: COV-3719 is dated 10 December 1839, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 3 (1838–1845).

About this record

This 10 December 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, 499, lot 0090, (2026).