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Date
1853
Description
India 1853 soldier letter from 1st Troop 2nd Brigade at Umballa to Reading England, bearing framed oval Umballa Service handstamp, Calcutta transit, and English arrival postmarks
Auction
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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 1handstampRed1844-49
- 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 13handstampRed1852
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Umbalah HG 12 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0104; Auktionen Gaertner, lot 109.