Scinde District Dawks

A study of the postmarks on Scinde Dawks is very interesting since they were also the forerunners of the postmarks on lithographic issues of 1854.

Description	Image	Postmark seen on
A diamond of 49 dots in 7 rows of 7, the corner dots being much larger than the rest. Diagonals 22 x 19 mm		White and Blue Dawks
A diamond of 64 dots in 8 rows of 8. Diagonals 19 x 17mm		White, Blue and Red
Large round dotted cancellation		White
Small round dotted cancellation		White
A diamond of 51 dots in 7 rows the first and last rows being of 8 dots and the rest of 7 dots. Diagonals of 22 x 19mm	Image unavailable	White
Large sunburst of star		White and Blue
Small sunburst of star		White
7 parallel lines forming a diamond. The lines being parallel to one of the sides. Diagonals 24 and 18 mm		White and Blue
A diamond of 81 dots, 9 rows of 9. Diagonals 26 x 20 mm		White
A diamond of parallel lines with the number 96 inset. Diagonals 26 x 20 mm		White
Pen cancelled with cross hatched lines in ink	Image unavailable	White and Blue
Kardar Type postmark - rub of a little ink on the rough surface of the brass then place it firmly on the stamp to be scored and give the wooden handle a slight turn, which will so deface the stamps as to render it impossible to be used again.	Image unavailable	All