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I am will be thankful if someone will be able to help be to date (app.) this postcard. I suppose that GB incoming postmarks could be useful for someone familiar with the British postal history.  |
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The card was issued in 1884 or 1885. It was probably used around then, or a year or two later. By the late 1880s, India was including the year in the CDS again. |
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Thank you for your answer, Tonymacg. I just saw a similar one on-line, used in 1898.  |
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Here is the London receiving mark, enhanced somewhat. (No, not Photoshopped.  )  I think I see a year there...anyone else see one, or is it my overactive imagination? (I won't say what I think I see, to prevent the power of suggestion from rearing her ugly head.) |
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Hi CJD. I also thought that I have seen 22 DE(cember)(18)72 on that postmark, and suggested that fact in the title ... but, Tonymacg told that it should be from the middle 1880-ies, not earlier. |
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Hi cjd,
I see 22 De(cemberr 18)79.
Which makes it very close to 1880 - Only one week!
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| Edited by stamporator - 06/30/2013 8:50 pm |
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Hmmm. No doubt the person responsible for the demise of cursive writing... |
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I agree, 22 De 79, December 22, 1879
edit: Cards from this era usually say "East India" instead of "UPU" and "British India." Could the London mark have misassembled slugs for the year? Would they build the year out of two slugs instead of one? |
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| Edited by Cjd - 06/30/2013 10:45 pm |
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I got this Postal Card from the same source... it has the same type of the receiving postmark, and it has been sent in the early 1880.  |
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This is an excellent question CJD. Either the wrong slug was used or the dates of useage or the card went as early as 1879. A real puzzler. |
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Tony - sorry to question your statement on issue date.
These single cards were first issued in 1879.
1884 and 1885 were the issue dates for the double cards that included a reply half. |
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Peter, I thought the card was on the buff stock, but you may well be right. With an 1879 date, it must be on the cream. |
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And the mystery is solved :) Thanks, Peterh!
@ doug2222 - I suppose that it is first letter of the town (for example - "B" is for the for Bombay) |
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