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Date
1853
Description
1853 HOOSHIARPOOR Paid 4 sectional unrecorded by Giles on folded letter to Calcutta. Contents stating: We received instructions from Army Head Quarters a few days ago to march for Jhelum
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Other recorded marks at Hooshiapoor
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Hooshiapoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hooshiapoor HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 9, lot 16.