Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1852
Description
GUJRANWALA/Date/Bearing - [UNRECORDED] 1852: H.G. 7: Letter from GUJRANWALA [2 Aug.] via LAHOR to SIMLA [7 Aug.] Transit time Postage due to be paid by the addressee.
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 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.