Early Indian Cancellations and Postmarks (1852 – 1872) Part - 1
What is a Cancellation ? A cancellation (French : "oblitération") is a Postal Marking applied on a Postage Stamp or Postal Stationery to deface the Stamp and prevent its re-use. What is a Postmark ? A postmark is a postal marking made on a letter, package, postcard or the like indicating the date and time that the item was delivered.
What is Early Indian Cancellations and Postmarks ? A study and organizing the various obliteration marks and postmarks during the period of 1852 - 1884 of British India period is called Early Indian Cancellations and Postmarks
A brief postal history before going to Early Indian Cancellation In 1766, Lord Clive introduced a postal system for official purpose In 1774, Warren Hastings made posts available for private letters with postal charges due to increase in Trade, Power and Political influence of the East India Company.
Major Postal Reforms In 1837 , a public post was established, where in Government reserving itself for exclusive right to convey letters in the territories of East India Company In 1850 , great reforms were made, a Director General was appointed with Postmaster-General for various Provinces and Political Agencies. Further resolved to abolish the system of franking and to introduce prepayment of postage stamps.
1852 Sir Bartle Frere, who introduced First Potage stamp in India for his Provincial Postal Service in Sind District (Now in Pakistan). 1851 Map of Postal Lines, Sind Province In 1852, Sind Dak stamps were issued for Sind District, the First Postage stamps in Asia.
First adhesive issue of whole of British India In 1854, the First adhesive issue of whole of British India and introduction of cancellation methodology came into effect.
What was the purpose for obliteration mark ? The purpose of cancellation on adhesive by the postal department is to provide effectively against stamps being reused more than once. In 1852 the Postal Department in British India introduced, as in England and other counties, the practice to obliteration mark England and other counties, the practice to obliteration mark design in some kind of geometrical patterns. France Queensland Great Britain
Before introduction of cancellations on British India adhesive in 1854……a glance of Hand struck stamps Few examples of Rare Indian ‘BISHOPMARK’ of 1775 Early Pre-Stamp Franks
Hand Struck example from my collection ‘MADRAS POST PAID 1 JULY 1839’ … in red oval
Hand Struck example from our collection Bearing Postmark's of 1841 in Black Three Line Boxed …. 4as in manuscript
Hand Struck example from my collection Overseas letter ‘INDIA UNPAID’ Postmark in rectangular boxed , a Postmark in rectangular boxed , a entire from Calcutta to Nantes via Bombay
LETS START……. The study of Early Indian Cancellations and Postmarks. The ‘Three Great Philatelist’ who have brought this whole new spectrum of studying and compiling ‘cancellation’ as branch of Postal History…..
First and foremost The First compilation of cancellation is done by Mr. W.Renouf in the year 1919. The book is titled as ‘Early Indian Cancellations and Postmarks’ Mr. Renouf (1868–1954) was a British Philatelist, He Edited the Philatelic Journal of India, was Hon. Vice President of The Philatelic Society of India. His Indian collection was auctioned by Robson Lowe in 1960.
The Second Updates of the study done by Mr. W.Renouf was done by Mr. Jal Cooper (1905-1972) and this was published in the year 1948 titled as ‘Early Indian Cancellations’ He was a stamp dealer as well as a collector. He has published few other publications too .
The Third The Third update of the this study was done by Mr. D R Martin (1892 –1970), this was published in the year 1970 titled as ‘Numbers in Early India Cancellation 1855 – 1884’ . He was a British Army Officer and arrived in India during the First World arrived in India during the First World War. He was a member of India Study Circle. He had published many books on Philately.
Classification: Broadly the authors has classified 35 Types of Methodology From Type 1 to Type 35 Postal Circles in 1854: There were Four ‘Postal Circles’ which regulated the Provincial Postal Services in India 1. Bengal and Lower Provinces, Assam, Lower Burma, Burma, Straits Settlements (Penang, Malacca and Straits Settlements (Penang, Malacca and Singapore) etc. 2. North – West Provinces, parts of Central Provinces, Indore, Punjab, etc. 3. Madras, parts of Hyderabad Deccan, Mysore, Travancore, etc. 4. Bombay, Scinde, Parts of Central Province, parts of Hyderabad Deccan, etc.
In this Presentation I am going to show you the Renouf Type 1 cancellation Renouf Type 1 cancellation
Renouf Type 1 The first obliteration does not have any number’s It’s arrangements of dots in form of a diamond. Generally there are 9 rows of 9 dots. The common Generally there are 9 rows of 9 dots. The common dimensions are from 25mm to 25mm Usage: All Postal Provinces, Period Between 1854 to May 1855 (Examples found some parts of India as late as 1866)
Renouf Type 1
Renouf Type 1 Large Diamonds Obliterator (30 x 25)
Renouf Type 1
Renouf Type 1 Examples on Four Annas
Renouf Type 1 Without Obliterator
Renouf Type 1 Usage of later period. 1862
Renouf Type 1 Sub Varities – Studied by Jal Cooper JC Type 1b JC Type 1b Square of Thin Dots Square of Thin Dots
Renouf Type 1 Sub Varities – Studied by Jal Cooper JC Type 1c Hollow Square Square of Thick Dots (Wornout)
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