COV-1111
21 January 1842 Lodianah HG 9 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
21 January 1842
Description
AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1842 Framed "L.P.O." Handstamp (Giles 9). Clear strike on back of folded letter with manuscript "Jallalabad 21st January 1842" origin docketing and addressed to Madras, India, Captain Orr correspondence, Loodiana Bearing handstamp (Giles 4) with manuscript "6as" with "1R" overwritten, framed "AM" handstamp and red Calcutta transit datestamp, cover with some reinforcement along folds, some edge wear, otherwise Fine and quite scarce, the "L.P.O." marking was applied in Loodiana and was used for the exchange of mail from military to civilian postal services
Auction
1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 635
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 8handstampRed1844
- Lodianah HG 10handstampBlack1850s
- Lodianah HG 11handstampBlack1850
- Lodianah HG 12handstampRed1852-58
- Lodianah HG 13handstampRed1855
About this record
This 21 January 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lodianah HG 9 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 635.