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Date
1 November 1852
Description
India, Gujranwala, 1852, "GUJRANWALA/NOV. 1 1852/Bearing" Framed Datestamp (Giles 1). Clearly struck in Blackish Blue ink with manuscript "2as" rate added on back of folded letter to Captain Marshall in Umritsar, "LAHOR/P.O." oval handstamp (Giles 7), small edge tear at top, Very Fine and scarce
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Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 1 November 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 7 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 10044.