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Date
1835
Description
India, Lodianah, 1835, "LODIANAH/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Fairly clear strike with manuscript "24 December 35" date and "6 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Meerut, cover with light overall ageing, otherwise Very Fine and scarce strike
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10086, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dr. Soli Contractor
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 10handstampBlack1850s
- Lodianah HG 11handstampBlack1850
- Lodianah HG 12handstampRed1852-58
- Lodianah HG 13handstampRed1855
About this record
This 1835 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10086; Spink, lot 121.