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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"
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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-1111 is a Lodianah pre stamp cover of 21 January 1842 bearing the Lodianah HG 9 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Lodianah postal history — the office known today as Ludhiana, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 635.
1 image of COV-1111 is recorded; the Lodianah HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1842.
Questions about COV-1111
- What is COV-1111?
- COV-1111 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lodianah, Punjab of 21 January 1842, bearing the Lodianah HG 9 handstamp in black. 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
- How scarce is the Lodianah HG 9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lodianah HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1842.
- What is the provenance of COV-1111?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1303 12/06-07/2023 Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 635.
- When was COV-1111 posted?
- COV-1111 is dated 21 January 1842, within the recorded period of use of Lodianah HG 9 (1837–1842).
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 37 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.