Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
29 November 1837
Description
Entire posted from Kangra to Umritsur with HG2 handstamp of "Kangra/ 182/ Bearing" with "29/11/37" in black written in manuscript, posted on 29th November 1837.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kangra
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kangra are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 29 November 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kangra HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.