COV-2944 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. 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.

COV-2944

Delhi Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-2944) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Note: Spelling ending with HIE. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

19 marks

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-2944 is a Delhi pre stamp cover 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. Note: Spelling ending with HIE. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-2944 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1857.

Questions about COV-2944

What is COV-2944?: COV-2944 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. 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-2944?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

About this record

This pre-1854 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. It has appeared at auction with Private.