How scarce is the Lucknow HG 10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Lucknow HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1855.

When was COV-2465 posted?

COV-2465 is dated 31 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 10 (1849–1855).

COV-2465

31 July 1850 Lucknow Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 31 July 1850, Lucknow HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-2465) — front

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Date

31 July 1850

Description

1850 Lucknow – Belfast overland entire via Marseilles route, with Lucknow Giles 10 "LUCKNOW/18../Post Paid" despatch handstamp, place "Ct" (indicating Cantonment), date "50 July 31st" & rate "8as" (paid 8A, 2nd-weight inland rate between ¼–1 Tolah, for a distance between 600 to 800 miles; distance between Calcutta & Lucknow was 619 miles) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles SD11 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/7 AG 7/1850" & SD17 "INDIA" transit marks applied, sent bearing from India via the Marseilles route & "1/10" (India–UK combined packet postage via France, comprising 1s5d British + 5d French postage under ¼ oz.) bearing applied in manuscript. In the UK, London GPO "UL/22 SP 22/1850" receipt and "4/SE 23/1850/E" despatch, and Belfast receipt "BELFAST/SE 24/1850" marks were applied; bearing postage was collected from the recipient.

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About this Lucknow pre stamp cover

COV-2465 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 31 July 1850 bearing the Lucknow HG 10 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Lucknow postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2465 is recorded (front); the Lucknow HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1855.

Questions about COV-2465

What is COV-2465?: COV-2465 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 31 July 1850, bearing the Lucknow HG 10 handstamp in black. 1850 Lucknow – Belfast overland entire via Marseilles route, with Lucknow Giles 10 "LUCKNOW/18../Post Paid" despatch handstamp, place "Ct" (indicating Cantonment), date "50 July 31st" & rate "8as" (paid 8A, 2nd-weight inland rate between ¼–1 Tolah, for a distance between 600 to 800 miles; distance between Calcutta & Lucknow was 619 miles) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles SD11 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/7 AG 7/1850" & SD17 "INDIA" transit marks applied, sent bearing from India via the Marseilles route & "1/10" (India–UK combined packet postage via France, comprising 1s5d British + 5d French postage under ¼ oz.) bearing applied in manuscript. In the UK, London GPO "UL/22 SP 22/1850" receipt and "4/SE 23/1850/E" despatch, and Belfast receipt "BELFAST/SE 24/1850" marks were applied; bearing postage was collected from the recipient.
How scarce is the Lucknow HG 10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Lucknow HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1855.
When was COV-2465 posted?: COV-2465 is dated 31 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 10 (1849–1855).

About this record

This 31 July 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lucknow HG 10 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.