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Date
1842
Description
1842 Loodiana – Suffolk 1st Afghan War Soldier's overland entire via Falmouth route, with Loodiana Giles 3 "LOODIANA/Paid" hand stamp & Giles 9 "L.P.O." (Loodiana Post Office, military handover point to civil P.O. mark) applied, sent free as a soldier's letter up to Alexandria. At Bombay, SD7 "INDIA" port transit mark applied. Sent to the UK via Falmouth, where 1s bearing postage for a letter not exceeding 1 oz. was applied. Reached London on 6th December and was delivered at Suffolk on the following day. Bearing postage was collected from the recipient.
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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-2476 is a Lodianah pre stamp cover of 1842 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?
1842 Loodiana – Suffolk 1st Afghan War Soldier's overland entire via Falmouth route, with Loodiana Giles 3 "LOODIANA/Paid" hand stamp & Giles 9 "L.P.O." (Loodiana Post Office, military handover point to civil P.O. mark) applied, sent free as a soldier's letter up to Alexandria. At Bombay, SD7 "INDIA" port transit mark applied. Sent to the UK via Falmouth, where 1s bearing postage for a letter not exceeding 1 oz. was applied. Reached London on 6th December and was delivered at Suffolk on the following day. Bearing postage was collected from the recipient.
1 image of COV-2476 is recorded (front); the Lodianah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1844.
Questions about COV-2476
- What is COV-2476?
- COV-2476 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lodianah, Punjab of 1842, bearing the Lodianah HG 3 handstamp in red. 1842 Loodiana – Suffolk 1st Afghan War Soldier's overland entire via Falmouth route, with Loodiana Giles 3 "LOODIANA/Paid" hand stamp & Giles 9 "L.P.O." (Loodiana Post Office, military handover point to civil P.O. mark) applied, sent free as a soldier's letter up to Alexandria. At Bombay, SD7 "INDIA" port transit mark applied. Sent to the UK via Falmouth, where 1s bearing postage for a letter not exceeding 1 oz. was applied. Reached London on 6th December and was delivered at Suffolk on the following day. Bearing postage was collected from the recipient.
- 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.
- When was COV-2476 posted?
- COV-2476 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Lodianah HG 3 (1838–1844).
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 3 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.