Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
7 September 1844
Description
1844 Sirsa – Lucknow inland cover, with Sirsa "SIRSA/(HANSIE)/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "7 Sept 44" & rate "6as" (paid 6A double-letter inland postage to Lucknow, for a letter between ½–1 Tolah, sent between 400–600 miles; Sirsa–Lucknow distance was around 440 miles) applied in manuscript. At Lucknow, Giles 8 "LUCKNOW/184. SEPT 11/PAID" delivery mark applied.
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About this record
This 7 September 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sirsa HG 1 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.