General Discussion & Chat: Century-old postmarks, 1 by Dinu

Dinu wrote:
In one of my threads, the issue of postmarks came up in the middle. I thought some of these in the picture would make it interesting.

1.The envelope (bottom right) was posted by one Prof.J.G.Tait, who was teaching in India. He used to write to my Grandfather when he returned to Edinburgh after he retired. It is dated 1921 and measures 12cm x6cm - very small. Prof. Tait's letters were treasured by him and it is a treat for me to read them as well! So beautiful.

2.The one with the green embossing above that one has Queen Victoria. It was a mail received by my g-g-father in 1899. It is an envelope.

3.To its left is a Post Card of 1906 with King Edward VII.

Lastly, below left, you can see a Post card dated 1899, Queen Victoria's bust again. This is probably the first set of postcards that were introduced in India. The address was to be written on one side and the other side was for message.

All postmarks are clearly seen.