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15 April 1811 Lucknow HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
15 April 1811
Description
1811 Lucknow – Calcutta inland entire, with Lucknow Giles 1 "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "15 April" & rate "2Rs 1as" (11A per single-letter rate, paid 2R1A or 33A as between 2 & 3 Tolah weight) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G2 "G.P.O./APR. 24/180." receipt mark applied prior to delivery.
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 15 April 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.