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 Simla
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Simla 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 Simla HG 8 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.