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Description
Pre-Stamp Native Cover, 1820, Sent from Delhie, Bearing 2As., dispatched postmark that reads as “DELHIE | 18 JULY 20 | Bearing 2As” in Black ink. “DELHIE” in a closed box in serif letters, “18 July 20” in an open box, and “Bearing 2As” in a closed box that is perhaps unrecorded, Type # 5 of Hammond Giles, overall good condition, Exceedingly Rare.
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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 3handstampRed1838–1845
- Delhi HG 5handstampBlack1841-45
- Delhi HG 6handstampRed1843–1845
- Delhi HG 7handstampBlack1843
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About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-4757 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?
Pre-Stamp Native Cover, 1820, Sent from Delhie, Bearing 2As., dispatched postmark that reads as “DELHIE | 18 JULY 20 | Bearing 2As” in Black ink. “DELHIE” in a closed box in serif letters, “18 July 20” in an open box, and “Bearing 2As” in a closed box that is perhaps unrecorded, Type # 5 of Hammond Giles, overall good condition, Exceedingly Rare.
Its recorded auction history runs through marudhararts 39 lot 15.
2 images of COV-4757 are recorded (front, back); the Delhi HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1857.
Questions about COV-4757
- What is COV-4757?
- COV-4757 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces, bearing the Delhi HG 4 handstamp in black. Pre-Stamp Native Cover, 1820, Sent from Delhie, Bearing 2As., dispatched postmark that reads as “DELHIE | 18 JULY 20 | Bearing 2As” in Black ink. “DELHIE” in a closed box in serif letters, “18 July 20” in an open box, and “Bearing 2As” in a closed box that is perhaps unrecorded, Type # 5 of Hammond Giles, overall good condition, Exceedingly Rare.
- 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-4757?
- Its recorded auction history runs through marudhararts 39 lot 15.
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 marudhararts, 39, lot 15.