COV-4563 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1850, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1850. 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.

When was COV-4563 posted?

COV-4563 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 4 (1841–1857).

COV-4563

1850 Delhi Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Delhi HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-4563) — front

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Date

1850

Description

Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1850. Note: Spelling ending with HIE. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-4563 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1850 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 1850. Note: Spelling ending with HIE. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4563 is recorded (front); the Delhi HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1857.

Questions about COV-4563

What is COV-4563?: COV-4563 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1850, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from delhi (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1850. 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.
When was COV-4563 posted?: COV-4563 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 4 (1841–1857).

About this record

This 1850 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.