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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
9 marks9 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.
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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10084.