COV-426
25 February 1810 Lucknow Cover
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Date
25 February 1810
Description
India, Lucknow, 1810, "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete strike with manuscript "25 Feby" date and "13 As" rate added on back of 1810 folded cover to Sittingbourne, England, sender's directive "Pr. Earl Howe" , Calcutta "Bengal/G.P.O./MARCH/POST PAID" (Giles SD2, affected by opening tears), crowned Ship Letter London (Aug. 8), and London (Aug. 8) transit datestamps, manuscript "8" crossed out and "1/8" updated rate markings, Very Fine, an early strike of this Lucknow postal marking which is recorded from 1809 onwards, particularly scarce this well-struck
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10087, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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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
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- 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-426 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 25 February 1810 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?
India, Lucknow, 1810, "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete strike with manuscript "25 Feby" date and "13 As" rate added on back of 1810 folded cover to Sittingbourne, England, sender's directive "Pr. Earl Howe" , Calcutta "Bengal/G.P.O./MARCH/POST PAID" (Giles SD2, affected by opening tears), crowned Ship Letter London (Aug. 8), and London (Aug. 8) transit datestamps, manuscript "8" crossed out and "1/8" updated rate markings, Very Fine, an early strike of this Lucknow postal marking which is recorded from 1809 onwards, particularly scarce this well-struck
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10087.
2 images of COV-426 are recorded (front, back); the Lucknow HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1835.
Questions about COV-426
- What is COV-426?
- COV-426 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 25 February 1810, bearing the Lucknow HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Lucknow, 1810, "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete strike with manuscript "25 Feby" date and "13 As" rate added on back of 1810 folded cover to Sittingbourne, England, sender's directive "Pr. Earl Howe" , Calcutta "Bengal/G.P.O./MARCH/POST PAID" (Giles SD2, affected by opening tears), crowned Ship Letter London (Aug. 8), and London (Aug. 8) transit datestamps, manuscript "8" crossed out and "1/8" updated rate markings, Very Fine, an early strike of this Lucknow postal marking which is recorded from 1809 onwards, particularly scarce this well-struck
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-426?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10087.
- When was COV-426 posted?
- COV-426 is dated 25 February 1810, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 1 (1809–1835).
About this record
This 25 February 1810 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10087.