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Date
1838
Description
1838 LUCKNOW Paid Giles 13 on folded letter to Cape of Good Hope via Calcutta. Another cover used 1853 from Calcutta to Cape. A nice pair to a scarce destination
Auction
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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 8handstampRed1844–1849
- Lucknow HG 9handstampBlack1845
- Lucknow HG 10handstampBlack1849–1855
- Lucknow HG 11handstampRed1849
- Lucknow HG 12handstampBlack1852-54
- Lucknow HG 12AhandstampBlack1853
About this record
This 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lucknow HG 13 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 19, lot 18.