Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
5 December 1851
Description
The entire posted from England to Bombay on December 5th 1851 where the inland postage in India was not paid and hence attracting Bombay HG21 Bearing handstamp along with rare Lahore HG7 "Lahore P.O" handstamp in black color which was a military handover point for civil post office. Nice contents addressed to Major Clark regarding the next military actions that needs to be taken.
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 5 December 1851 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.