COV-2395
29 September 1853 Landour HG 7 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
29 September 1853
Description
1853 Landour – London overland cover via Bombay & Southampton route, with Landour Giles 7 "LANDOUR/Sep 29 1853/Paid" despatch handstamp, rate "12" (indicating 12A double-letter inland postage to Bombay, applied on the back side) & "1–4" (indicating 12A inland to Bombay + 8A India–UK British Packet rate, for a letter under ½ oz, sent via the Southampton route) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD8 "INDIA/PAID" port transit applied & "Pd/8a" applied in red manuscript (indicating the 8A steamer postage was fully prepaid by the sender), & sent to Aden via the EIC regular steamer SEMIRAMIS II, then to Suez via P&O steamer BENTINCK, travelled overland to Alexandria, & sent to Southampton via P&O steamer RIPON, reached London via Southampton & there "V/PAID/17 NO 17/1853" receipt mark applied, & delivered to the recipient.
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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.
About this record
This 29 September 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Landour HG 7 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.