Scan or Photo Courtesy of Chandak Kishore
Date
1831
Description
The most important thing of this handstamp is that its a BILINGUAL one. This quite a clear handstamp shows GYAH POST in first line. The second line bears URDU wordings and reading right to left "ROUTE BHAGALPORE" [→ 2 »4]. The third line shows Pt. PAID in English and the fourth line again URDU reads GYAH POST I w wd ]. The entire post mark have white out line and also bears a thick extra line above the first line. This type of handstamp, showing the route to be taken, has not been seen for any other city so far. The other seal in URDU/PERSIAN reads BRITISH TAPAH and Hisary year 1247 i.e. 1831 A. D.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Gya
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gya are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gya HG 1A handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.