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Problems identifying the county of origin...



Thanks,
Mike

Hi.
Jemmu and Kashmir (former indian state)

Merci....Joyeux Noël

Mike

The stamp has been posted upside down.

This is Jammu and Kashmir 1887 ½A brown red new rectangular on thin laid paper (SG 164).

The cancel is 9-bar-9 killer of Shrinagar (Bard type SS6), recorded used from May 1887 to August 1891.

The cruciform fountain pen stroke on the stamp was theft-prevention measure to tie the stamp to the cover, which was a very common practice in India.

I'm more than happy to admit that there was simply no way I would've known that

Thank you for the detailed explanation Joy, that's some top drawer knowledge. Always great to learn something new, a daily occurrence here

This is the correct orientation and the state name is between the two marked lines in red, printed as Jamba Kashmir in Takri script of Dogri language, one of the 2 state languages (the other being Farsi) of the Indian feudatory state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The inscriptions preceding the state name are Mahsul Dak Kalamrab.

Mahsul#8594;Charge/Duty/Tax
Dak#8594;Post
Kalamrab#8594;Realm

Thus completely it reads Mahsul Dak Kalamrab Jamba Kashmir i.e. Postal Charge/Duty/Tax of the State of Jammu Kashmir.

The same inscriptions are printed in the center but in Farsi.

The denomination is printed in Dogri as Adha Ana (i.e. Half Ana) between the two helioform designs in the upper region of the elliptical annulus and in Farsi as Nim Ana (i.e. Half Ana) at the bottom of the central elliptical panel.

I cannot post the exact orthographic transcriptions of Dogri and Farsi writing in the stamp as SCF does not support Unicode.

Joy,

Thank you very much for all the helpful and educational information...and,

Bobby,

I second your comment of there is "no way I would've known that"!

Mike