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Date
1848
Description
India 1848 Postal History Cover from Umballa (Giles #1) to Lahore with Handstruck Paid 2as, featuring floral embossing and backstamped 'UMBALLA/1848 NOV 28'. Addressed to Capt. John Clarke.
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Umbalah
13 marks13 other pre-1854 postal markings of Umbalah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Umbalah HG 2handstampBlack1846
- Umbalah HG 3handstampRed1845-47
- Umbalah HG 4handstampRed1845
- Umbalah HG 5handstampBlack1845
- Umbalah HG 6handstampBlack1848–1849
- Umbalah HG 7handstampRed1848
- Umbalah HG 7ahandstampBlack1848
- Umbalah HG 8handstampRed1848-53
- Umbalah HG 9handstampRed1845-49
- Umbalah HG 10handstampBlack1851
- Umbalah HG 11handstampRed1852
- Umbalah HG 12handstampRed1853-54
- Umbalah HG 13handstampRed1852
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Umbalah HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 506, lot 0068, (2026).