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Date
31 July 1850
Description
1850 Lucknow/Lakhnau–Belfast/Béal Feirste, GB (Ireland)/Éire letter, with very scarce Giles 10 (ex- X28)/Lowe HS504 tripartite rectangular Post Paid dispatch mark dt. 1850 July 31 in red of Br. Indian Lucknow/Lakhnau PO which was located in the territory of feudatory state Oudh/Avadh, applied on payment of internal postage for double letter weighing between 2.92gm (¼ tola) and 11.66gm (1 tola), covering distance 947km (589 mile) from Lucknow/Lakhnau to Calcutta/Kolkata, Giles SD11 (ex-CS18)/Lowe HS60 rectangular Ship Letter dispatch mark dt. 7 AG 7 1850 of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, Giles SD17 (ex-CX9)/Lowe HS385 oblong INDIA mark of Calcutta/Kolkata, London cdss dt. 22 SP 150 and 23 SE 1850, and Belfast/Béal Feirste receipt datestamp dt. SE 24 1850 in blue. The letter was levied 1/10 (1sh10d) manuscript due which included 1s5d Br. Packet rate and 5d Fr. Packet rate for weight upto 7.09gm (¼oz) for routing via Marseilles/Marseille.
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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 1handstampBlack1809–1835
- 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 8handstampRed1844-49
- Lucknow HG 9handstampBlack1845
- Lucknow HG 11handstampRed1849
- Lucknow HG 12handstampBlack1852-54
- Lucknow HG 12AhandstampBlack1853
- Lucknow HG 13handstampRed1854
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 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.