COV-2506
15 August 1817 Lucknow HG 1 Cover

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Date
15 August 1817
Description
Postal cover from lucknow (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 August 1817. Note: Scarce – 51x34 mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Lucknow HG 5handstampRed1842–1845
- Lucknow HG 5ahandstampRed1841
- Lucknow HG 5bhandstampRed1837
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About this Lucknow pre stamp cover
COV-2506 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 15 August 1817 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?
Postal cover from lucknow (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 August 1817. Note: Scarce – 51x34 mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2506 is recorded (front); the Lucknow HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1835.
Questions about COV-2506
- What is COV-2506?
- COV-2506 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 15 August 1817, bearing the Lucknow HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from lucknow (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 August 1817. Note: Scarce – 51x34 mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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-2506 posted?
- COV-2506 is dated 15 August 1817, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 1 (1809–1835).
About this record
This 15 August 1817 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.
