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31 December 1809 Lucknow HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
31 December 1809
Description
Lucknow: 1809 (31 Dec.) entire "pr Lord Duncan East Indiaman" showing, on reverse, oval-framed "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" (HG 1, an early date), completed for 13a., partially overstruck by oval-framed "Bengal/G.P.O./POST PAID" across join, London Ship Letter c.d.s. on face. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Lucknow
15 marks15 other pre-1854 postal markings of Lucknow are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Lucknow HG 2handstampRed1838–1845
- Lucknow HG 3handstampBlack1833
- Lucknow HG 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Lucknow HG 5handstampRed1842–1845
- Lucknow HG 5ahandstampRed1841
- Lucknow HG 5bhandstampRed1837
- Lucknow HG 6handstampBlack1844–1847
- Lucknow HG 7handstampGreen1846
- Lucknow HG 8handstampRed1844–1849
- Lucknow HG 9handstampBlack1845
- Lucknow HG 10handstampBlack1849–1855
- Lucknow HG 11handstampRed1849
- Lucknow HG 12handstampBlack1852-54
- Lucknow HG 12AhandstampBlack1853
- Lucknow HG 13handstampRed1838–1854
About this record
This 31 December 1809 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lucknow HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 394, (Oct. 2000).