COV-2461
15 April 1811 Lucknow 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.
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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 4handstampBlack1832–1836
- Lucknow HG 5handstampRed1842–1845
- Lucknow HG 5ahandstampRed1841
- Lucknow HG 5bhandstampRed1837
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About this Lucknow pre stamp cover
COV-2461 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 15 April 1811 bearing the Lucknow HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Lucknow postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
1 image of COV-2461 is recorded (front); the Lucknow HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1835.
Questions about COV-2461
- What is COV-2461?
- COV-2461 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 15 April 1811, bearing the Lucknow HG 1 handstamp in black. 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.
- How scarce is the Lucknow HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lucknow HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1809–1835.
- When was COV-2461 posted?
- COV-2461 is dated 15 April 1811, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 1 (1809–1835).
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 23 surviving covers with this mark recorded.