COV-2327
20 January 1811 Lucknow HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
20 January 1811
Description
1811 part entire to Sittingbourne, Kent bearing good strike of LUCKNOW/ POST PAID handstamp with manuscript charge at base, red G.P.O. handstamp (of Calcutta) applied at left that shows missing last digit in year, front with good strike of circular Ship Letter London dated AUG 26/ 1811.
Auction
Lot 50692, (8 Dec 2025)
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 20 January 1811 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 David Feldman, lot 50692, (8 Dec 2025).