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LAHORE DISTRICT
MUGHALPURA
The handstamp manufactured at the Railway Workshop in Mughalpura has been regarded as either
doubtful or bogus almost from its inception. This is largely because it was applied to a very large
number of different adhesives, many of which were not current, and, particularly, that Rupee values
were overprinted, which was neither specifically authorized nor necessary (the Rupee remaining a
denomination of currency after decimalization). The fact that the handstamp is, uniquely, partly in
Urdu, is also, apparently, a ground for suspicion. Doubleday was less troubled by the issue than
Isani, and Malik and Zaki simply list the issue without comment, although the Rupee values are
omitted from their catalogue. Only Service stamps were overprinted.
A two line overprint, the frrst line in sloping Roman letters, the second in Urdu. Length of Paisa
9 .5/lOmm, Height of P 3mm. Postmarks of a number of locations in Lahore, including
Mughalpura, Ram Gali and Nicholson Road have been recorded between May and September
196land, although many of these have the appearance of being cancelled by favour, they display a
large number of different dates and some covers, which are not obviously philatelic, have been
seen.
Overprints on issues of 1948/49.
