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Date
1844
Description
India 1844 Unstamped Entire to Sir John Login, Guardian to Maharaja Duleep Singh
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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 4handstampBlack1841–1857
- Delhi HG 5handstampBlack1841-45
- Delhi HG 6handstampRed1843–1845
- Delhi HG 7handstampBlack1843
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About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-4426 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1844 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 1844 Unstamped Entire to Sir John Login, Guardian to Maharaja Duleep Singh
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4426 are recorded (front, back); the Delhi HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1845.
Questions about COV-4426
- What is COV-4426?
- COV-4426 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1844, bearing the Delhi HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1844 Unstamped Entire to Sir John Login, Guardian to Maharaja Duleep Singh
- 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-4426?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4426 posted?
- COV-4426 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 3 (1838–1845).
About this record
This 1844 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 eBay.