COV-3864 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of CP-884, bearing the Delhi HG 8 handstamp in red. India 1847 prestamp cover (sent between the 1st & 2nd Sikh War) from Delhi (Giles #8 in Unrecorded format w/ printed Month) to Scotland

How scarce is the Delhi HG 8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Delhi HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846-52.

When was COV-3864 posted?

COV-3864 is dated CP-884, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 8 (1846-52).

COV-3864

CP-884 Delhi Cover

Back to census|Delhi HG 8 · 2 covers recorded

Pre-stamp cover of India — CP-884, Delhi HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-3864)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 8, scan 2 (COV-3864)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Delhi HG 8, scan 3 (COV-3864)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

CP-884

Description

India 1847 prestamp cover (sent between the 1st & 2nd Sikh War) from Delhi (Giles #8 in Unrecorded format w/ printed Month) to Scotland

Auction

Sephils

303, Lot 0080, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Delhi

19 marks

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About this Delhi pre stamp cover

COV-3864 is a Delhi pre stamp cover of CP-884 bearing the Delhi HG 8 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Delhi postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1847 prestamp cover (sent between the 1st & 2nd Sikh War) from Delhi (Giles #8 in Unrecorded format w/ printed Month) to Scotland

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0080 (2025).

3 images of COV-3864 are recorded; the Delhi HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1846-52.

Questions about COV-3864

What is COV-3864?: COV-3864 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Delhi, North Western Provinces of CP-884, bearing the Delhi HG 8 handstamp in red. India 1847 prestamp cover (sent between the 1st & 2nd Sikh War) from Delhi (Giles #8 in Unrecorded format w/ printed Month) to Scotland
How scarce is the Delhi HG 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Delhi HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846-52.
What is the provenance of COV-3864?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0080 (2025).
When was COV-3864 posted?: COV-3864 is dated CP-884, within the recorded period of use of Delhi HG 8 (1846-52).

About this record

This CP-884 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Delhi HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 303, lot 0080, (2025).