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Date
1850
Description
1850 LAHORE PAID Giles 1 in red on cover to France, small boxed INDIA PAID with N inverted, Paris delivery and other faint marks
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Lahore
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Lahore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 31.