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Date
1826
Description
India, Lodianah, 1826, "LODIANAH/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Impressively bold and clear strike with manuscript "3 Augt 26" date and "4 Rs 2 as" rate added on back of folded cover to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (Aug. 21) transit and London arrival datestamps, manuscript "4/4" rate marking, cover with opening tear into top of Lodianah strike, Very Fine and choice strike of this marking, ex Manning
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10091, (2026)
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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 3handstampRed1838–1844
- Lodianah HG 4handstampBlack1839-48
- Lodianah HG 5handstampRed1844
- Lodianah HG 6handstampRed1837-51
- Lodianah HG 7handstampRed1840–1844
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About this Lodianah pre stamp cover
COV-5293 is a Lodianah pre stamp cover of 1826 bearing the Lodianah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Lodianah postal history — the office known today as Ludhiana, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Lodianah, 1826, "LODIANAH/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Impressively bold and clear strike with manuscript "3 Augt 26" date and "4 Rs 2 as" rate added on back of folded cover to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (Aug. 21) transit and London arrival datestamps, manuscript "4/4" rate marking, cover with opening tear into top of Lodianah strike, Very Fine and choice strike of this marking, ex Manning
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10091 (2026).
2 images of COV-5293 are recorded; the Lodianah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1824-37.
Questions about COV-5293
- What is COV-5293?
- COV-5293 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lodianah, Punjab of 1826, bearing the Lodianah HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Lodianah, 1826, "LODIANAH/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Impressively bold and clear strike with manuscript "3 Augt 26" date and "4 Rs 2 as" rate added on back of folded cover to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (Aug. 21) transit and London arrival datestamps, manuscript "4/4" rate marking, cover with opening tear into top of Lodianah strike, Very Fine and choice strike of this marking, ex Manning
- How scarce is the Lodianah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lodianah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824-37.
- What is the provenance of COV-5293?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10091 (2026).
- When was COV-5293 posted?
- COV-5293 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Lodianah HG 1 (1824-37).
About this record
This 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, 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, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10091, (2026).