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Date
May 1831
Description
India, Landour, 1831, "LANDOUR/POST PAID" Tete-Beche Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike on back of folded letter (sealed) dated May 1831 to Lasswade, Scotland, forwarded to Edinburgh, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp which has been affected by opening, Calcutta (May 14), London, "Dalkeith" straightline, and other transit datestamps, framed "1/2" and "1" handstamps and numerous manuscript rate markings, cover with overall soiling and heavy tape stains at top affecting both sides and interior panels, Fine strike, while the condition of the cover is poor, this is a rather scarce marking from Landour
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10084, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Landour
8 marks8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Landour are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Landour HG 2handstampBlack1833–1835
- Landour HG 3handstampRed1838–1852
- Landour HG 4handstampRed1845–1854
- Landour HG 4AhandstampRed1844
- Landour HG 5handstampRed1852-54
- Landour HG 6handstampRed1853
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About this Landour pre stamp cover
COV-423 is a Landour pre stamp cover of May 1831 bearing the Landour HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Landour postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Landour, 1831, "LANDOUR/POST PAID" Tete-Beche Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike on back of folded letter (sealed) dated May 1831 to Lasswade, Scotland, forwarded to Edinburgh, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp which has been affected by opening, Calcutta (May 14), London, "Dalkeith" straightline, and other transit datestamps, framed "1/2" and "1" handstamps and numerous manuscript rate markings, cover with overall soiling and heavy tape stains at top affecting both sides and interior panels, Fine strike, while the condition of the cover is poor, this is a rather scarce marking from Landour
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10084.
2 images of COV-423 are recorded (front, back); the Landour HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1830-31.
Questions about COV-423
- What is COV-423?
- COV-423 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Landour, North Western Provinces of May 1831, bearing the Landour HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Landour, 1831, "LANDOUR/POST PAID" Tete-Beche Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike on back of folded letter (sealed) dated May 1831 to Lasswade, Scotland, forwarded to Edinburgh, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp which has been affected by opening, Calcutta (May 14), London, "Dalkeith" straightline, and other transit datestamps, framed "1/2" and "1" handstamps and numerous manuscript rate markings, cover with overall soiling and heavy tape stains at top affecting both sides and interior panels, Fine strike, while the condition of the cover is poor, this is a rather scarce marking from Landour
- How scarce is the Landour HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Landour HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830-31.
- What is the provenance of COV-423?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10084.
- When was COV-423 posted?
- COV-423 is dated May 1831, within the recorded period of use of Landour HG 1 (1830-31).
About this record
This May 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Landour HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10084.