COV-1262
14 December 1841 Lodianah HG 3 Cover
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Date
14 December 1841
Description
Loodiana: 1841 (11 Dec.) entire holograph letter from Sir Henry Havelock (of Indian Mutiny fame) headed "Jellalabad", addressed to J.S. Login, Lucknow, showing manuscript "Paid 12As.", boxed "LOODIANA/Paid" (HG 3) and "L.P.O." (HG 9) (military handover point to civil P.O. handstamp) both in pale purple; some heavy splitting and creasing (repaired with archival tape in place). A rare letter from one of Britain's greatest military leaders of the period. Contents of letter: Mainly concentrates on troop movements after the November rising.
Auction
Provenance
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 1handstampBlack1824-37
- Lodianah HG 2handstampBlack1835
- 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 14 December 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 3 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 Spink, lot 314.