COV-1957

7 September 1833 Landour HG 2 Cover

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7 September 1833 Landour HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-1957

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Date

7 September 1833

Description

Landour: 1833 (7 Sept.) entire letter to Dum Dum showing, on reverse across join, a fine strike of the tiny unframed oval "LANDOUR/P. P." (HG 2).

Auction

Spink

Lot 183

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Landour

8 marks

8 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 1handstampBlack1830-31
Landour HG 3handstampRed1838–1852
Landour HG 4handstampRed1845–1854
Landour HG 4AhandstampRed1844
Landour HG 5handstampRed1852-54
Landour HG 6handstampRed1853
Landour HG 7handstampRed1853–1854
Landour HG 8handstamp1849–1850

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About this record

This 7 September 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Landour HG 2 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 Spink, lot 183.