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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.
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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 3handstampRed1838–1844
- Lodianah HG 4handstampBlack1839-48
- Lodianah HG 5handstampRed1844
- Lodianah HG 7handstampRed1840–1844
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About this Lodianah pre stamp cover
COV-4155 is a Lodianah pre stamp cover of 7 June 1851 bearing the Lodianah HG 6 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?
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.
1 image of COV-4155 is recorded (front); the Lodianah HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1837-51.
Questions about COV-4155
- What is COV-4155?
- COV-4155 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lodianah, Punjab of 7 June 1851, bearing the Lodianah HG 6 handstamp in red. 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.
- How scarce is the Lodianah HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lodianah HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837-51.
- When was COV-4155 posted?
- COV-4155 is dated 7 June 1851, within the recorded period of use of Lodianah HG 6 (1837-51).
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.