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Date
18 July 1852
Description
India 1852 Cover from Delhi to Loodiana with Handstruck Postage Mark, Featuring a 2 Annas Due. Includes Despatch and Arrival Marks, Historical Context of Pre-Uprising Era.
Auction
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 1handstampBlack1824-37
- 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 13handstampRed1855
About this record
This 18 July 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 12 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 471, lot 0102, (2025).