Inland Letter Cards

Rule 14A says that should a ILC be posted without the postage having been prepaid in full, it should be treated as a “Letter” and double the deficiency at letter postage should be recovered. It means that if postage is not paid on ILC, the postage due would be 4 annas instead of 3 annas.

Rule 11A embodied in DGPO Circular No.60 dated 27.11.1950 says that the ILC of private manufacture could be transmitted by post as letter cards provided postage should be paid in full and should resemble the official stationery and the design should be approved by the Head of the Circle. Indications of such approval must appear in the design. It is also stated in Clause 52 of Section II of P & T Guide Part I of 1954.

Both ILCs were privately printed and had approved by the concern Post Master General with its Approval Numbers

The Rule 107 (1) (f) of the P & T Manual Volume V (1951) provides that the delivery stamp should be stamped on the back side of the inland Letter Card. It has been brought to the notice of the Director General that while stamping the ILC in the office of delivery addresses of the senders given on the back side of the ILC are rendered illegible, resulting into avoidable complaints. DGPO Circular No.13 dated 18th June 1953, directs all concerned to take necessary care to ensure that the impression of the date stamp should not in any case fall on the address of the sender and thus render illegible. Any lapse in this connection would be viewed very seriously.

As per Postal Notice No.33 dated 16th September 1950, four different ILCs were issued on 2.10.1950. Two out of four were without embossed stamps, which are found both Hindi and English are without the inscription “INDIA SECURITY PRESS, NASIK ROAD” on inner flap. The other two were with embossed stamps are found both in Hindi and English language are with inscription “INDIA SECURITY PRESS, NASIK ROAD” on the inner flap. But, the English version is also found without the inscription “INDIA SECURITY PRESS, NASIK ROAD” which has bewildered the collectors.

Both ILCs appears in English and Hindi language without the inscription “INDIA SECURITY PRESS, NASIK ROAD”.

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