Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
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.
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 6handstampRed1837-51
- Lodianah HG 7handstampRed1840–1844
- Lodianah HG 9handstampBlack1837-42
- Lodianah HG 10handstampBlack1850s
- Lodianah HG 11handstampBlack1850
- Lodianah HG 12handstampRed1852-58
- Lodianah HG 13handstampRed1855
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.