PLAN

N.o CLASSIFICATION No.OF SHEETS SHEET Nos.

CATEGORY SLOGAN
1. INTRODUCTION & 2 1-2
PLAN

2. SAVINGS BUY POST OFFICE CASH 25 3 - 27

CERTIFICATES, BUY WAR
LOAN, BUY TREASURY
BONDS & BUY DEFENC
/NATIONAL SAVING
CERTIFICATES

3. SUPPORT OF SUPPORT THE JUBLIEE FUND, 15 28 - 42

CELEBRATIONS , BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION,
EXHIBITION & CALCUTTA EXHIBITION,
INDUSTRIES PATIALA EXHIBITION &
SUPPORT INDIAN INDUSTRIES

4. POSTAL & HEALTH POST BY AIR & SAVE TIME, 9 43 - 51

SERVICES FOR USE THE AIR MAIL & SAVE
AWARENESS THIME, POST EARLY IN THE
DAY, INOCULATION
PREVENTS CHOLERA &
PLAGUE & AVOID SMALL POX
BY VACCINATION.

5. USES OF TELE INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS BY

COMMUNICATION USING TRUNK TELEPHONES, 19 52 - 70
SERVIECES TELEPHONE MAKES LIFE
EASIER, UR WANTED ON THE
TELEPHONE & TELEPHONE
SAVES TIME & MONEY.

6. ENCOURAGEMENT FOR HELP BRITAIN IN WAR JOIN 10 71 - 80

NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL WAR FRONT DELHI
SERVICES & OTHERS WAR & VICTORY WEEK FIRE
HERE STOP FIRE WHEN SIREN
SOVNDS TAKE COVER , JOIN
A.R.P. SERVICES, A.R.P.
PROTECTS YOU A.R.P.
 SERVICES NEEDS YOU , A.R.P.
IS YOUR JOB TAKE SHELTER
DON’T PANIC HAND IN
RATION CARD BEFORE
LEAVING BOMBAY RENEW
YOUR RAMO LICENSE & ETC.

SLOGAN POST MARKS OF INDISA

(PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD)

Slogan is a party catchword or an advertising catch-phrase. A postal slogan is a short

catch-phrase used by post office on postal articles for Government propaganda or for
advertising or commemorating a particular event, a comparatively modern form of post
marking comprising “tense, brief & pithy phrases” incorporated in a special die (a mechanical
development of the old-time duplex hand stamp).

In India a particular slogan was used from one post office only and sometimes another
particular slogan was used throughout the country. When a slogan was used by different post
offices, different size, spacing, letters and patterns were used, because in Pre Independence era
these slogans were not prepared at one-time or place. Slogan post marks were introduced in
india in 1917. In pre independence era, slogans were used to cover post office propaganda for
buying defense, case or national saving certificates, or use of “Telephones”. They were also
used for advertising the exhibitions, the sale of health T.B. seals, supporting Indian industries &
Jubilee Funds etc. During the second World War, the P & T Department accorded wide publicity
through postal slogans for joining A.R.P. and maintaining National Security.

The slogan post marks are applied both as canceller as well as delivery marks. But
Sometime they are also applied as a supplementary post marks along with canceller delivery
post marks.
Introduction of Exhibit –

My exhibit covers slogan post marks applied by hand / machine from different post
offices. Images of all the slogans are shown above the applied slogan. The earliest and latest
date of use of the particular slogan know to me is also mentioned on the right side of the
image. Number of post offices which applied the particular slogan as mentioned in my exhibit
are possessed / known to me. Some of slogans on type shown are applied from also single post
office only hence numbers of post offices for those slogans are not mentioned. I have not
mentioned the earliest and latest date of those slogans which are the applied from rnown post
office to me are shown below the each comer/cads. The size of image is different from its
original size. The overall size of the slogan, letter size of the slogan and brief description.

Slogans of different type / pattern are arranged in chronological order (1 to 115) the along with
overall size or of slogan sie of box waves, letter sizes. Different positions of letters, error &
varieties.

I have divided my exhibit in 5 categories and arranged as per plan-

Letters (a.b.c………) for different

Type No.71 (c & d)

Letter size – 3mm & 3 ½mm

Both the slogans are same but the letter size is different. Both the slogans are
applied as a canceller from SHOLAPUR, dated 7th May. 1933 & HAPUR MANDI
(MEERUT), dated 23rd Aug.1933 respectively.

Type No. 71 (c)

The slogan is same as above but applied as supplementary post mark from
APNCHGANI dated 9th April 1938.
Type No. 77

Rectangular box size- 50mm x25mm & letter size – 2 ½mm

The slogan is same as S. No. 75 but it is in two lines. It is used from AHMEDABAD
dated 21st Aug. 1934.

No. of rnown post offices from where it is applied – 1

Type No. 78

Rectangular box size – 50mm x 25mm & letter size – 3mm

The slogan is same as above but “INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS” is in 1st line and “by
USING TRUNK TELEPHONE” is in 2nd line. It is used from Raipur DATED 27TH Oct.
1939.

No. of rnown post offices from where it Is applied – 1

S.No. 74
Overall size – 57mm x 24mm, Letter Size – 4mm

The slogan is same as S. No. 71but in between the wavy lines 24mm apart. It is also applied as a
canceller from MADRAS G.P.O., dated 27th Jun. 1941.

S. No. 75

Overall size – 54mm x 20mm, Letter size – 3 ½ mm

The slogan is same as above but is in between different type of wavy lines 20mm apart only. It
is also applied as a canceller from RANGOON G.P.O., dated 18 th Feb. 1934.
Type No. 76 (a & b)

Rectangular box size – 51mm x 25mm & 50mm x 25mm

Both the slogans are same but the rectangular box size is different & are applied as a canceller
from RATLAM, dated 27th Dec.1937 & FEROZEPORE, dated 29th Aug. 1935 respectively.

No of rnown post offices from where it is applied – 17

Type No. 76 (c & d)

Letter size – 2mm &2 ½ mm

Both the slogans are same but the letter size is different & are applied as a canceller from
KARACHI, dated 16th Nov. 1936 & RAIPUR, dated 25th Oct. 1933.

Type No. 72

Overall size – 56mm x 21mm, Letter Size – 3 ½ mm

The slogan is a duplex type & in between 2 wavy lines 20mm apart. It is applied as a canceller
from BOMBAY G.P.O., dated 30th May. 1936.

Type No. 73

Overall size – 62mm x 19mm

The slogans is same as above but in between different wavy lines 19mm apart. It is applied from
CALCUTTA G.P.O., dated 23rd Aug. 1937.
Type No. 79 (a & b)

Overall size – 52mm x 17mm & 51mm x 17mm

Both the slogans are same in between 2 wavy lines 17mm apart with different wavy sharpness
& size. Slogan is applied as a canceller from MADUERA dated 15 th Oct. 1938.

No of rnown post offices from where it is applied – 11

Type No. 79 (c to d)

Letter size – 3 ½ mm & 3mm

Both the slogans are same but the letter size is different as a supplementary post marks from
RANCHI dated 12th May. 1935 & DOOM DOOMA, dated 2nd Oct. 1934 respectively.

Type No. 80

Overall size – 55mm x 19mm

The slogan is duplex type & in between 2 wavy lines 19mm apart & applied as a canceller from
BOMBAY G.P.O., dated 9th Feb. 1938.

Type No. 81 (a & b)

Wave width – 21mm, Letter size – 4 1/2 mm & 3mm

Both the slogans are same as above but in between different types of wavy lines 21mm apart
with 4 waves. Letter size is different in both the slogans & applied as a canceller from CALCUTTA
G.P.O., dated 3rd Oct. 1938 & 26th Jan. 1936 respectively.
Type No. 81 (c)

ERROR:- The slogan is same as S. No. 80 but “Year” is inverted in round date stamp. It is applied
from CALCUTTA G.P.O., dated 26th Oct. 1936.

Type No. 82

Wave width – 19mm, letter size – 4mm

The slogan is same above but the waves are different & are 19mm apart. It is applied from
RANGOON G.P.O. dated 20th Jun. 1933.

Type No. 83 (c)

Overall size – 63mm x 23mm, letter size – 3 ½ mm & 4 ½ mm

The slogan is same as S. No. 80 but a word DELIVERY is inserted in round date siamp. Letter size
is different in both the above slogans. Both are applied as a delivery post mark from CALCUTTA
G.P.O., dated 9th Dec. 1933 & 13th Sep. 1939 respectively.

Type No. 83 (c)

ERROR:- The slogan is same as above but date & time is missing in round date stamp. It is
applied from CALCUTTA G.P.O. In 1933.

Type No .84 (a & b)