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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 4handstampBlack1832–1836
- Lucknow HG 5handstampRed1842–1845
- Lucknow HG 5ahandstampRed1841
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About this Lucknow pre stamp cover
COV-4429 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 1853 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?
India 1853 - 1A Paid Handstuckd LUCKNOW To Cawnpore
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4429 are recorded (front, back); the Lucknow HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1855.
Questions about COV-4429
- What is COV-4429?
- COV-4429 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 1853, bearing the Lucknow HG 10 handstamp in black. India 1853 - 1A Paid Handstuckd LUCKNOW To Cawnpore
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-4429?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4429 posted?
- COV-4429 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 10 (1849–1855).
About this record
This 1853 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. It has appeared at auction with eBay.