COV-5152
15 October 1842 Lodianah Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
15 October 1842
Description
AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1842 "AFIGHANISTAN/Bearing" Handstamp. Clear strike in black with manuscript "9 November" and "5as" date and rate added on back of folded letter datelined "Camp near Peshawar, Wednesday 9 Nov 1842" and addressed to Indore, India, Capt. Riddel correspondence and numbered "No. 116" , Ferozepore Bearing boxed handstamp with Nov. 15 date and 5 (annas) rate added (Giles 2) and partially struck framed "FPO" handstamp (Giles 3, noted as scarce ), mild vertical file fold thru Afghanistan marking FINE AND VERY RARE COMBINATION OF HANDSTAMPS FROM THE FIRST ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR. ONLY TWO FPO HANDSTAMPS ON COVER ARE RECORDED in private hands. The FPO handstamp was used at the exchange of military mail to the civilian post office. This marking from Ferozepore is only known used in 1842. The Magnolia collection includes both recorded examples (see following lot). Ex Dietrich.
Auction
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1303), Lot 641, (2023)
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 3handstampRed1838–1844
- Lodianah HG 4handstampBlack1839-48
- Lodianah HG 5handstampRed1844
- Lodianah HG 6handstampRed1837-51
+6 more at this office.View all Lodianah marks and postal history →
About this Lodianah pre stamp cover
COV-5152 is a Lodianah pre stamp cover of 15 October 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 "AFIGHANISTAN/Bearing" Handstamp. Clear strike in black with manuscript "9 November" and "5as" date and rate added on back of folded letter datelined "Camp near Peshawar, Wednesday 9 Nov 1842" and addressed to Indore, India, Capt. Riddel correspondence and numbered "No. 116" , Ferozepore Bearing boxed handstamp with Nov. 15 date and 5 (annas) rate added (Giles 2) and partially struck framed "FPO" handstamp (Giles 3, noted as scarce ), mild vertical file fold thru Afghanistan marking FINE AND VERY RARE COMBINATION OF HANDSTAMPS FROM THE FIRST ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR. ONLY TWO FPO HANDSTAMPS ON COVER ARE RECORDED in private hands. The FPO handstamp was used at the exchange of military mail to the civilian post office. This marking from Ferozepore is only known used in 1842. The Magnolia collection includes both recorded examples (see following lot). Ex Dietrich.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1303) lot 641 (2023).
1 image of COV-5152 is recorded; the Lodianah HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1842.
Questions about COV-5152
- What is COV-5152?
- COV-5152 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lodianah, Punjab of 15 October 1842, bearing the Lodianah HG 9 handstamp in black. AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1842 "AFIGHANISTAN/Bearing" Handstamp. Clear strike in black with manuscript "9 November" and "5as" date and rate added on back of folded letter datelined "Camp near Peshawar, Wednesday 9 Nov 1842" and addressed to Indore, India, Capt. Riddel correspondence and numbered "No. 116" , Ferozepore Bearing boxed handstamp with Nov. 15 date and 5 (annas) rate added (Giles 2) and partially struck framed "FPO" handstamp (Giles 3, noted as scarce ), mild vertical file fold thru Afghanistan marking FINE AND VERY RARE COMBINATION OF HANDSTAMPS FROM THE FIRST ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR. ONLY TWO FPO HANDSTAMPS ON COVER ARE RECORDED in private hands. The FPO handstamp was used at the exchange of military mail to the civilian post office. This marking from Ferozepore is only known used in 1842. The Magnolia collection includes both recorded examples (see following lot). Ex Dietrich.
- 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-5152?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1303) lot 641 (2023).
- When was COV-5152 posted?
- COV-5152 is dated 15 October 1842, within the recorded period of use of Lodianah HG 9 (1837–1842).
About this record
This 15 October 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, Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1303), lot 641, (2023).