Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Entire posted from Koorja to Delhi with Koorja bearing unrecorded along with Delhi Tola handstamp with date and postage rates written in Arabic. This was the only handstamp in which the dates and the postage values are written in Arabic.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Koorjah
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Koorjah is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Koorjah HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.