COV-3958 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Landour, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Landour HG 5 handstamp in red. GB 1854 stampless well-travelled cover from London to Landour India via Bombay & returned to sender w/ various markings

How scarce is the Landour HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Landour HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852-54.

When was COV-3958 posted?

COV-3958 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Landour HG 5 (1852-54).

COV-3958

1854 Landour Cover

Back to census|Landour HG 5 · 4 covers recorded

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Landour HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-3958)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Landour HG 5, scan 2 (COV-3958)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1854

Description

GB 1854 stampless well-travelled cover from London to Landour India via Bombay & returned to sender w/ various markings

Auction

Sephils

50, Lot 0338, (2024)

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.

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About this Landour pre stamp cover

COV-3958 is a Landour pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Landour HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Landour postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

GB 1854 stampless well-travelled cover from London to Landour India via Bombay & returned to sender w/ various markings

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0338 (2024).

2 images of COV-3958 are recorded; the Landour HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1852-54.

Questions about COV-3958

What is COV-3958?: COV-3958 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Landour, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Landour HG 5 handstamp in red. GB 1854 stampless well-travelled cover from London to Landour India via Bombay & returned to sender w/ various markings
How scarce is the Landour HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Landour HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852-54.
What is the provenance of COV-3958?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0338 (2024).
When was COV-3958 posted?: COV-3958 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Landour HG 5 (1852-54).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Landour HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 50, lot 0338, (2024).