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Date
31 October 1844
Description
INDIA, Nepal, 1844 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover to Lucknow. Clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp though just affected by opening with manuscript "31st October" date and "6as" on back of cover, addressed to Sir John Login, Residency in Lucknow, manuscript "Paid", well-struck red Lucknow Paid Nov. 9 arrival datestamp (Giles 8), contents refer to a visit stating "but remember that Hodgson encouraged the Chinese policy of this Durbar and except for Wallace ten years ago there never was one visitor up for a season...," Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, the sender, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857), was a British military officer and statesman and was resident in Nepal from 1843-45, the recipient Sir John Login (1809-63), was a surgeon in the East India Company, he is best known for his protection of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond and guardianship of the young Maharaja Duleep Singh, ex Hellrigl
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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-517 is a Lucknow pre stamp cover of 31 October 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?
INDIA, Nepal, 1844 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover to Lucknow. Clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp though just affected by opening with manuscript "31st October" date and "6as" on back of cover, addressed to Sir John Login, Residency in Lucknow, manuscript "Paid", well-struck red Lucknow Paid Nov. 9 arrival datestamp (Giles 8), contents refer to a visit stating "but remember that Hodgson encouraged the Chinese policy of this Durbar and except for Wallace ten years ago there never was one visitor up for a season...," Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, the sender, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857), was a British military officer and statesman and was resident in Nepal from 1843-45, the recipient Sir John Login (1809-63), was a surgeon in the East India Company, he is best known for his protection of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond and guardianship of the young Maharaja Duleep Singh, ex Hellrigl
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 11/14/2023 The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6136 (2023); and Corinphila Auctions 205-209 Auction lot 3007.
2 images of COV-517 are recorded (front, back); the Lucknow HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1849.
Questions about COV-517
- What is COV-517?
- COV-517 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lucknow, North Western Provinces of 31 October 1844, bearing the Lucknow HG 8 handstamp in red. INDIA, Nepal, 1844 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover to Lucknow. Clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp though just affected by opening with manuscript "31st October" date and "6as" on back of cover, addressed to Sir John Login, Residency in Lucknow, manuscript "Paid", well-struck red Lucknow Paid Nov. 9 arrival datestamp (Giles 8), contents refer to a visit stating "but remember that Hodgson encouraged the Chinese policy of this Durbar and except for Wallace ten years ago there never was one visitor up for a season...," Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, the sender, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857), was a British military officer and statesman and was resident in Nepal from 1843-45, the recipient Sir John Login (1809-63), was a surgeon in the East India Company, he is best known for his protection of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond and guardianship of the young Maharaja Duleep Singh, ex Hellrigl
- 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-517?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 11/14/2023 The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6136 (2023); and Corinphila Auctions 205-209 Auction lot 3007.
- When was COV-517 posted?
- COV-517 is dated 31 October 1844, within the recorded period of use of Lucknow HG 8 (1844–1849).
About this record
This 31 October 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 11/14/2023 The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6136, (2023); Corinphila Auctions, 205-209 Auction, lot 3007.