Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
2 June 1843
Description
1843 : HG 2 : Letter posted from SUBATOO [2 June. 1843] a hill station in Simla district, it was a military post from the Gurkha war in 1816. A small fort is also built there. Being posted by a military personal a concessional rate of 2 penny is applied.
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Other recorded marks at Sobathoo
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sobathoo are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 2 June 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sobathoo HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.