Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
7 June 1851
Description
Entire posted from Loodiana to England via Calcutta and by streamer via Suez Canal with "Loodiana/ 7 JUN 1851/ Paid" HG6 handstamp on 7th June 1851 along with Calcutta Ship Letter handstamp and other delivery marks at the back, with 14 annas postage paid and Steamer postage bearing.
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 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 7 June 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 6 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.