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Date
1832
Description
India, Jessore, 1832, "JESSORE/POST OFFICE/Sa Wt Rs As/18__" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike on arrival with manuscript "4 as" rate and " (18) 32 Dec. 17" date markings on back of folded letter originating in England, addressed to Jessore, forwarded to Calcutta, presumably carried privately as no despatch markings are present, faint Calcutta transit and arrival (Dec. 19) datestamps, cover with some slight overall soiling and splitting along folds which are strengthened by tape (slightly affecting Jessore marking), still Fine, a particularly scarce Jessore marking of which few are thought to exist, noted as "scarce" by Giles
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10058, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Jessore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Jessore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Jessore pre stamp cover
COV-250 is a Jessore pre stamp cover of 1832 bearing the Jessore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Jessore postal history — the office known today as Jashore, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Jessore, 1832, "JESSORE/POST OFFICE/Sa Wt Rs As/18__" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike on arrival with manuscript "4 as" rate and " (18) 32 Dec. 17" date markings on back of folded letter originating in England, addressed to Jessore, forwarded to Calcutta, presumably carried privately as no despatch markings are present, faint Calcutta transit and arrival (Dec. 19) datestamps, cover with some slight overall soiling and splitting along folds which are strengthened by tape (slightly affecting Jessore marking), still Fine, a particularly scarce Jessore marking of which few are thought to exist, noted as "scarce" by Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10058.
2 images of COV-250 are recorded (front, back); the Jessore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1832.
Questions about COV-250
- What is COV-250?
- COV-250 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jessore, Bengal Presidency of 1832, bearing the Jessore HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Jessore, 1832, "JESSORE/POST OFFICE/Sa Wt Rs As/18__" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike on arrival with manuscript "4 as" rate and " (18) 32 Dec. 17" date markings on back of folded letter originating in England, addressed to Jessore, forwarded to Calcutta, presumably carried privately as no despatch markings are present, faint Calcutta transit and arrival (Dec. 19) datestamps, cover with some slight overall soiling and splitting along folds which are strengthened by tape (slightly affecting Jessore marking), still Fine, a particularly scarce Jessore marking of which few are thought to exist, noted as "scarce" by Giles
- How scarce is the Jessore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jessore HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.
- What is the provenance of COV-250?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10058.
- When was COV-250 posted?
- COV-250 is dated 1832, within the recorded period of use of Jessore HG 1 (1832).
About this record
This 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jessore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10058.