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
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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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Readers are requested to send their query/comments
to Mr. Ashok Kumar Bayanwala,96,
Swastik Society, Navarangpura, AHMEDABAD-380009, INDIA or email to Prashant
H. Pandya