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Date
7 September 1844
Description
1844 Sirsa – Lucknow inland cover, with Sirsa "SIRSA/(HANSIE)/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "7 Sept 44" & rate "6as" (paid 6A double-letter inland postage to Lucknow, for a letter between ½–1 Tolah, sent between 400–600 miles; Sirsa–Lucknow distance was around 440 miles) applied in manuscript. At Lucknow, Giles 8 "LUCKNOW/184. SEPT 11/PAID" delivery mark applied.
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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-2398 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 7 September 1844 bearing the Lucknow HG 8 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lucknow postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1844 Sirsa – Lucknow inland cover, with Sirsa "SIRSA/(HANSIE)/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "7 Sept 44" & rate "6as" (paid 6A double-letter inland postage to Lucknow, for a letter between ½–1 Tolah, sent between 400–600 miles; Sirsa–Lucknow distance was around 440 miles) applied in manuscript. At Lucknow, Giles 8 "LUCKNOW/184. SEPT 11/PAID" delivery mark applied.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-2398 is recorded (front); the Lucknow HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1849.
Questions about COV-2398
- What is COV-2398?
- COV-2398 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 7 September 1844, bearing the Lucknow HG 8 handstamp in red. 1844 Sirsa – Lucknow inland cover, with Sirsa "SIRSA/(HANSIE)/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "7 Sept 44" & rate "6as" (paid 6A double-letter inland postage to Lucknow, for a letter between ½–1 Tolah, sent between 400–600 miles; Sirsa–Lucknow distance was around 440 miles) applied in manuscript. At Lucknow, Giles 8 "LUCKNOW/184. SEPT 11/PAID" delivery mark applied.
- How scarce is the Lucknow HG 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lucknow HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-2398?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-2398 posted?
- COV-2398 is dated 7 September 1844, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 8 (1844–1849).
About this record
This 7 September 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lucknow HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.