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Date
6 July 1844
Description
Officers letter written by Captain Stephen commanding at Artillery in Loodiana to James Cook of England with the concessional free rate designated to higher rank officials having "Loodiana/ 18/ Free" HG& handstamp along with scare GPO handstamp of Calcutta HG14 in black and India oval handstamp with 2D due canceled on the letter. Very few letters have survived related to Ludhiana military officers.
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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 6handstampRed1837-51
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About this Lodianah pre stamp cover
COV-4153 is a Lodianah pre stamp cover of 6 July 1844 bearing the Lodianah HG 8 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?
Officers letter written by Captain Stephen commanding at Artillery in Loodiana to James Cook of England with the concessional free rate designated to higher rank officials having "Loodiana/ 18/ Free" HG& handstamp along with scare GPO handstamp of Calcutta HG14 in black and India oval handstamp with 2D due canceled on the letter. Very few letters have survived related to Ludhiana military officers.
1 image of COV-4153 is recorded (front); the Lodianah HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1844.
Questions about COV-4153
- What is COV-4153?
- COV-4153 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lodianah, Punjab of 6 July 1844, bearing the Lodianah HG 8 handstamp in red. Officers letter written by Captain Stephen commanding at Artillery in Loodiana to James Cook of England with the concessional free rate designated to higher rank officials having "Loodiana/ 18/ Free" HG& handstamp along with scare GPO handstamp of Calcutta HG14 in black and India oval handstamp with 2D due canceled on the letter. Very few letters have survived related to Ludhiana military officers.
- How scarce is the Lodianah HG 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lodianah HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844.
- When was COV-4153 posted?
- COV-4153 is dated 6 July 1844, within the recorded period of use of Lodianah HG 8 (1844).
About this record
This 6 July 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 8 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.