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Date
1846
Description
1846 (Jan 29) envelope addressed to Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, endorsed “per Overland Mail/ via Calcutta” at top and “via Marseille” at base, reverse with framed three-line despatch date stamp of Landour (unrecorded by Giles), front with red oval INDIA handstamp and framed arrival cancel (Mr 28), reverse with red London transit and blue unframed Berwick
Auction
Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, Lot 80482, (2025)
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 1handstampBlack1830-31
- Landour HG 2handstampBlack1833–1835
- Landour HG 3handstampRed1838–1852
- Landour HG 4AhandstampRed1844
- Landour HG 5handstampRed1852-54
- Landour HG 6handstampRed1853
+2 more at this office.View all Landour marks and postal history →
About this Landour pre stamp cover
COV-4955 is a Landour pre stamp cover of 1846 bearing the Landour HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Landour postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1846 (Jan 29) envelope addressed to Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, endorsed “per Overland Mail/ via Calcutta” at top and “via Marseille” at base, reverse with framed three-line despatch date stamp of Landour (unrecorded by Giles), front with red oval INDIA handstamp and framed arrival cancel (Mr 28), reverse with red London transit and blue unframed Berwick
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80482 (2025).
2 images of COV-4955 are recorded; the Landour HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-4955
- What is COV-4955?
- COV-4955 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Landour, North Western Provinces of 1846, bearing the Landour HG 4 handstamp in red. 1846 (Jan 29) envelope addressed to Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, endorsed “per Overland Mail/ via Calcutta” at top and “via Marseille” at base, reverse with framed three-line despatch date stamp of Landour (unrecorded by Giles), front with red oval INDIA handstamp and framed arrival cancel (Mr 28), reverse with red London transit and blue unframed Berwick
- How scarce is the Landour HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Landour HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4955?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80482 (2025).
- When was COV-4955 posted?
- COV-4955 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Landour HG 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Landour HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, lot 80482, (2025).