Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
22 November 1838
Description
1838 Indore – Dhar inland service cover, with "INDORE/22 NOV 1838/SERVICE" despatch handstamp, sent by Wamon Gopall, who was Native Doctor at the Indore Dispensary, with free franking endorsed by the Superintendent of Dispensaries, addressed to the Backeel (Lawyer) of the Dhar Government with the Resident's Camp. No delivery mark applied.
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Other recorded marks at Indore
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Indore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 22 November 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Indore HG 1A handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.