Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Bell Post ( Ghunghroo Tappa) - Runner carried cover





Indian commemorative cover,  a Runner carried cover cachet with Ghungroo Tappa ( Bell Post).

These runners carried a baton with bells and ran across the allotted territory with mail. Runners changed after each mile and the post was delivered in record time.
Dated 1971, issued by the Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society

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