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Date
1843
Description
India, Delhi, 1843, "DELHI/1843 JUNE 17/WEIGHT TOLA/BEARING" Framed Datestamp (Giles 7). Well-struck with manuscript "1/2" weight and "5 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, minor file fold thru marking, Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10033
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 4handstampBlack1841–1857
- Delhi HG 5handstampBlack1841-45
- Delhi HG 6handstampRed1843–1845
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About this Delhi pre stamp cover
COV-1005 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of 1843 bearing the Delhi HG 7 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Delhi, 1843, "DELHI/1843 JUNE 17/WEIGHT TOLA/BEARING" Framed Datestamp (Giles 7). Well-struck with manuscript "1/2" weight and "5 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, minor file fold thru marking, Fine
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10033.
2 images of COV-1005 are recorded (front); the Delhi HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1843.
Questions about COV-1005
- What is COV-1005?
- COV-1005 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of 1843, bearing the Delhi HG 7 handstamp in black. India, Delhi, 1843, "DELHI/1843 JUNE 17/WEIGHT TOLA/BEARING" Framed Datestamp (Giles 7). Well-struck with manuscript "1/2" weight and "5 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, minor file fold thru marking, Fine
- How scarce is the Delhi HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Delhi HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843.
- What is the provenance of COV-1005?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10033.
- When was COV-1005 posted?
- COV-1005 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 7 (1843).
About this record
This 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 7 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10033.