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Date
3 August 1827
Description
LODIANAH/MOUNT [MADRAS] - BOXED “POST PAID” MARKS ON DEAL/z\PORTSMOUTH INDIA LETTERS; 3 Aug. 1827 E to London with v. fine early [ex-Territorial] boxed “LODIANAH/POST PAID” (HG1) on the reverse (tiny part of frame over join) on the flap beside a poor boxed “INDIA LETTER/DEAL”; plus fine 15 Nov. 1835 EL (2 sheets; long contents) from “St. Thos. Mount” (near Madras) to Cornwall with mainly v. fine red boxed “MOUNT/POST PAID” (HG4; seal tear) on the flap beside a large oval Madras Ship letter d.s. (with fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH” on the front. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 37.
Auction
Manning, Lot 107, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Lodianah
12 marks12 other pre-1854 postal markings of Lodianah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Lodianah HG 2handstampBlack1835
- Lodianah HG 3handstampRed1838-44
- Lodianah HG 4handstampBlack1839-48
- Lodianah HG 5handstampRed1844
- Lodianah HG 6handstampRed1837-51
- Lodianah HG 7handstampRed1840–1844
- Lodianah HG 8handstampRed1844
- Lodianah HG 9handstampBlack1837-42
- Lodianah HG 10handstampBlack1850–1854
- Lodianah HG 11handstampBlack1850
- Lodianah HG 12handstampRed1852-58
- Lodianah HG 13handstampRed1855
About this record
This 3 August 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 107, (Sept. 2015).