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Date
1849
Description
India 1849 Folded Letter to Capt. John Clarke, 25 Regt. N.I., Army of Punjab, with Umbalah (Giles Type 1) handstamp and wax seal remnant, significant postal history artifact.
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 1849 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, 478, lot 0099, (2026).