COV-3726 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1841, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1841 Cover from Delhi to Cawnpore with Handstruck Postage Mark, Bearing 2 Annas. Historical Postal Item with Delhi Gazette Subscription Letter Enclosed.

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.

When was COV-3726 posted?

COV-3726 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 4 (1841–1857).

COV-3726

1841 Delhi Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1841, Delhi HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-3726)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 4, scan 2 (COV-3726)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 4, scan 3 (COV-3726)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 4, scan 4 (COV-3726)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1841

Description

India 1841 Cover from Delhi to Cawnpore with Handstruck Postage Mark, Bearing 2 Annas. Historical Postal Item with Delhi Gazette Subscription Letter Enclosed.

Auction

Sephils

492, Lot 0077, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-3726 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1841 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?

India 1841 Cover from Delhi to Cawnpore with Handstruck Postage Mark, Bearing 2 Annas. Historical Postal Item with Delhi Gazette Subscription Letter Enclosed.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 492 lot 0077 (2026).

4 images of COV-3726 are recorded; the Delhi HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1857.

Questions about COV-3726

What is COV-3726?: COV-3726 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1841, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1841 Cover from Delhi to Cawnpore with Handstruck Postage Mark, Bearing 2 Annas. Historical Postal Item with Delhi Gazette Subscription Letter Enclosed.
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-3726?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 492 lot 0077 (2026).
When was COV-3726 posted?: COV-3726 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 4 (1841–1857).

About this record

This 1841 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 Sephils, 492, lot 0077, (2026).