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Date
18 January 1843
Description
1843 Lucknow – London overland entire via Falmouth route, with Lucknow Giles 2 "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" (Size 49 × 32 mm) despatch handstamp in red, date "18 Jany. 1843" & rate "12A" (paid 12A, double-letter inland postage between Lucknow–Bombay as travelled between 900–1000 miles, ¼–1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript, sent bearing from India & for that "1/" (1s India–UK inclusive packet postage, under 1 oz.) bearing postage applied in black manuscript. At Bombay, SD6 "INDIA" port transit applied; from Bombay sent to Suez via EIC steamer ATALANTA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Falmouth via P&O steamer Gt. LIVERPOOL, reached there on 16th March & sent to London, there on the next day and "C/17 MR 17/1843" GPO receipt applied, & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
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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 3handstampBlack1833
- Lucknow HG 4handstampBlack1832–1836
- Lucknow HG 5handstampRed1842–1845
- Lucknow HG 5ahandstampRed1841
- Lucknow HG 5bhandstampRed1837
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About this Lucknow pre stamp cover
COV-2462 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 18 January 1843 bearing the Lucknow HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lucknow postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1843 Lucknow – London overland entire via Falmouth route, with Lucknow Giles 2 "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" (Size 49 × 32 mm) despatch handstamp in red, date "18 Jany. 1843" & rate "12A" (paid 12A, double-letter inland postage between Lucknow–Bombay as travelled between 900–1000 miles, ¼–1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript, sent bearing from India & for that "1/" (1s India–UK inclusive packet postage, under 1 oz.) bearing postage applied in black manuscript. At Bombay, SD6 "INDIA" port transit applied; from Bombay sent to Suez via EIC steamer ATALANTA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Falmouth via P&O steamer Gt. LIVERPOOL, reached there on 16th March & sent to London, there on the next day and "C/17 MR 17/1843" GPO receipt applied, & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
1 image of COV-2462 is recorded (front); the Lucknow HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1845.
Questions about COV-2462
- What is COV-2462?
- COV-2462 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 18 January 1843, bearing the Lucknow HG 2 handstamp in red. 1843 Lucknow – London overland entire via Falmouth route, with Lucknow Giles 2 "LUCKNOW/POST PAID" (Size 49 × 32 mm) despatch handstamp in red, date "18 Jany. 1843" & rate "12A" (paid 12A, double-letter inland postage between Lucknow–Bombay as travelled between 900–1000 miles, ¼–1 Tolah wt.) applied in manuscript, sent bearing from India & for that "1/" (1s India–UK inclusive packet postage, under 1 oz.) bearing postage applied in black manuscript. At Bombay, SD6 "INDIA" port transit applied; from Bombay sent to Suez via EIC steamer ATALANTA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Falmouth via P&O steamer Gt. LIVERPOOL, reached there on 16th March & sent to London, there on the next day and "C/17 MR 17/1843" GPO receipt applied, & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
- How scarce is the Lucknow HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lucknow HG 2 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1845.
- When was COV-2462 posted?
- COV-2462 is dated 18 January 1843, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 2 (1838–1845).
About this record
This 18 January 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lucknow HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.