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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.
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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 1handstampBlack1824-37
- Lodianah HG 2handstampBlack1835
- 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-1262 is a Lodianah pre stamp cover of 14 December 1841 bearing the Lodianah HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lodianah postal history — the office known today as Ludhiana, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 314.
1 image of COV-1262 is recorded; the Lodianah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1844.
Questions about COV-1262
- What is COV-1262?
- COV-1262 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lodianah, Punjab of 14 December 1841, bearing the Lodianah HG 3 handstamp in red. 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.
- How scarce is the Lodianah HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lodianah HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1844.
- What is the provenance of COV-1262?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 314.
- When was COV-1262 posted?
- COV-1262 is dated 14 December 1841, within the recorded period of use of Lodianah HG 3 (1838–1844).
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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 314.