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Date
28 March 1847
Description
Lucknow: 1847 (28 Mar.) entire letter to Madeira via Calcutta and London showing a fine strike of the very rare and famous "POST/OFFICE/LUCKNOW" brooch handstamp in red (HG 6) with various route and rate markings including manuscript "Ship Letter" (deleted), "paid 10As", "3/8", boxed "BEARING", "Detained for Postage" and "Remitted in Postage" both in red. Full of character and one of the most exceptional Indian prestamp items.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
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 7handstampGreen1846
- Lucknow HG 8handstampRed1844–1849
- Lucknow HG 9handstampBlack1845
- Lucknow HG 10handstampBlack1849–1855
- Lucknow HG 11handstampRed1849
- Lucknow HG 12handstampBlack1852-54
- Lucknow HG 12AhandstampBlack1853
- Lucknow HG 13handstampRed1838–1854
About this record
This 28 March 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lucknow HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 128.