What is the Delhi HG 8k handstamp?

Delhi HG 8k is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of Delhi in the North Western Provinces, British India, recorded in use around 1847. The "HG 8k" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.

How rare is Delhi HG 8k?

Delhi HG 8k has 1 example recorded in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.

What does a Delhi pre stamp cover with HG 8k look like?

A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Delhi is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like HG 8k. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.

How do I identify or submit a Delhi HG 8k cover?

Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1847). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

North Western Provinces · Pre-1854 Handstamp

Delhi HG 8k

Handstamp

Colour & date: Red1847
Rarity: 1 example recorded
Figure: 8k
Submitted by: Gowtham BJ

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Census

Census records

1 cover recorded

1 pre-1854 cover bearing the Delhi HG 8k handstamp is recorded below — each entry links to images, provenance and auction details.

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18 September 1847

Entire posted from Jansi to Delhie with "Jansi/ Paid" All India type handstamp in purple color along with unrecorded "Delhie/ 1847 Sept 18/ Weight Tola" handstamp in red color with other manuscript in native language.

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About this mark

The Delhi HG 8k handstamp

Dehli is situated 28°39' N and 77°15 ' E, in the Punjab, and was the former capital of the Moghal empire. It is on the west bank of the Jumna River, abo ut 956 miles from <:;:alcutta and 982 from Bombay. In 1803, Lord Lake, having defeated the Marathas, entered Dehli and took the emperor under his protection, and the conquered territory was admini stered by the . British in the name of the emperor. Great disturbances took place during the 1857 uprisin g, and the city was recaptured September of that year.

Delhi HG 8k is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of the post office at Delhi in the North Western Provinces, British India, recorded in use around 1847. Known strikes are in red. Its "HG 8k" designation is the figure number assigned in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India.

A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "1 example recorded" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for delhi pre stamp covers, delhi postal history or "Delhi HG8k" material can compare HG 8k across every office or browse the rest of the Delhi marks.

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What is the Delhi HG 8k handstamp?: Delhi HG 8k is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of Delhi in the North Western Provinces, British India, recorded in use around 1847. The "HG 8k" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.
How rare is Delhi HG 8k?: Delhi HG 8k has 1 example recorded in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.
What does a Delhi pre stamp cover with HG 8k look like?: A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Delhi is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like HG 8k. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.
How do I identify or submit a Delhi HG 8k cover?: Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1847). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

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Other recorded marks at Delhi

19 marks

19 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.

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Also searched as: Delhi HG 8k, Delhi HG8k, Delhi Giles 8k, Delhi handstamp, Delhi pre stamp cover.

How to cite

“Delhi HG 8k — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/delhi/hg-8k (accessed 9 August 2026).

Updated: 9 Aug 2026