COV-652
19 January 1835 Lucknow HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
19 January 1835
Description
"LUCKNOW/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete strike.
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dr. Soli Contractor
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3028
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 19 January 1835 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 Spink, lot 124, (Dec. 1999); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3028, (2025).