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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-4430 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 10 September 1853 bearing the Lucknow HG 12A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Lucknow postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India LUCKNOW Handstruck Bearing Cover To Cawnpore
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4430 are recorded (front, back); the Lucknow HG 12A mark itself is recorded in use 1853.
Questions about COV-4430
- What is COV-4430?
- COV-4430 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 10 September 1853, bearing the Lucknow HG 12A handstamp in black. India LUCKNOW Handstruck Bearing Cover To Cawnpore
- How scarce is the Lucknow HG 12A mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lucknow HG 12A as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-4430?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4430 posted?
- COV-4430 is dated 10 September 1853, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 12A (1853).
About this record
This 10 September 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lucknow HG 12A handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.