COV-2735
15 August 1852 Delhi HG 4 Cover

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Akshay Suresh
Date
15 August 1852
Description
Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 August 1852. Note: Spelling ending with HIE. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Provenance
AGANJAM COLLECTION
Same office
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 5handstampBlack1841-45
- Delhi HG 6handstampRed1843–1845
- Delhi HG 7handstampBlack1843
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About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-2735 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 15 August 1852 bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 August 1852. Note: Spelling ending with HIE. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
AGANJAM COLLECTION
1 image of COV-2735 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1857.
Questions about COV-2735
- What is COV-2735?
- COV-2735 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 15 August 1852, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 August 1852. Note: Spelling ending with HIE. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Delhi HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Delhi HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-2735?
- AGANJAM COLLECTION
- When was COV-2735 posted?
- COV-2735 is dated 15 August 1852, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 4 (1841–1857).
About this record
This 15 August 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
