Lot 40107 - NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES — DISTRICT DÂK — 9 May, year

NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES — DISTRICT DÂK — 9 May, year unknown. Very rare District Dâk cover of the North-Western Provinces Circle, bearing the distinctive “31 A 2 / 9 MAY / D.D.” handstamp, together with a postage-due marking in black and UMBALLA SORTING POST OFFICE handstamp. In the District Dâk marking, “31” denotes Saharanpore Imperial Post Office, “A” the North-Western Provinces, “2” District Post Office No. 2, and “D.D.” District Dâk; the identity of District Post Office No. 2 remains unrecorded. The year of posting is unknown. Ex Colonel Shenoy. An important and seldom-encountered example of the District Dâk postal system, enhanced by its postage-due and sorting-office markings.