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Date
12 July 1830
Description
India, Landour, 1830, "LANDOUR" Straightline Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike on back of 1830 folded letter datelined "Mussoree July 12th", addressed to Ludlow, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), red Calcutta Ship Letter and London (Dec. 13) transit backstamps, manuscript "1/3" due rate marking, Very Fine strike of this rare marking, Giles shows the “LANDOUR” straightline with “POST PAID”, but this example does not have the “POST PAID”
Auction
Sale No. 1325, Lot 3027, (2025)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3027
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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-651 is a Landour pre stamp cover of 12 July 1830 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, 1830, "LANDOUR" Straightline Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike on back of 1830 folded letter datelined "Mussoree July 12th", addressed to Ludlow, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), red Calcutta Ship Letter and London (Dec. 13) transit backstamps, manuscript "1/3" due rate marking, Very Fine strike of this rare marking, Giles shows the “LANDOUR” straightline with “POST PAID”, but this example does not have the “POST PAID”
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3027 (2025).
2 images of COV-651 are recorded (front, back); the Landour HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1830-31.
Questions about COV-651
- What is COV-651?
- COV-651 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Landour, North Western Provinces of 12 July 1830, bearing the Landour HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Landour, 1830, "LANDOUR" Straightline Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike on back of 1830 folded letter datelined "Mussoree July 12th", addressed to Ludlow, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), red Calcutta Ship Letter and London (Dec. 13) transit backstamps, manuscript "1/3" due rate marking, Very Fine strike of this rare marking, Giles shows the “LANDOUR” straightline with “POST PAID”, but this example does not have the “POST PAID”
- 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-651?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3027 (2025).
- When was COV-651 posted?
- COV-651 is dated 12 July 1830, within the recorded period of use of Landour HG 1 (1830-31).
About this record
This 12 July 1830 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 No. 1325, lot 3027, (2025).