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Date
24 May 1851
Description
1851 Jessore – Calcutta inland entire, with unrecorded "JESSORE/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "24 May" & rate "6" (6A single letter Jessore–Calcutta inland postage, as under ¼ tolah wt.) paid by the sender, which was indicated by "৬" (Bengali numeral for 6) in manuscript as well. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G16 "G.P.O./1851 MY 27" receipt & large-sized boxed "AM" time mark applied.
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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-2154 is a Jessore pre stamp cover of 24 May 1851 bearing the Jessore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Jessore postal history — the office known today as Jashore, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1851 Jessore – Calcutta inland entire, with unrecorded "JESSORE/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "24 May" & rate "6" (6A single letter Jessore–Calcutta inland postage, as under ¼ tolah wt.) paid by the sender, which was indicated by "৬" (Bengali numeral for 6) in manuscript as well. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G16 "G.P.O./1851 MY 27" receipt & large-sized boxed "AM" time mark applied.
1 image of COV-2154 is recorded (front); the Jessore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1851.
Questions about COV-2154
- What is COV-2154?
- COV-2154 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jessore, Bengal Presidency of 24 May 1851, bearing the Jessore HG 2 handstamp in red. 1851 Jessore – Calcutta inland entire, with unrecorded "JESSORE/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "24 May" & rate "6" (6A single letter Jessore–Calcutta inland postage, as under ¼ tolah wt.) paid by the sender, which was indicated by "৬" (Bengali numeral for 6) in manuscript as well. Upon reaching Calcutta, Giles G16 "G.P.O./1851 MY 27" receipt & large-sized boxed "AM" time mark applied.
- How scarce is the Jessore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jessore HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851.
- When was COV-2154 posted?
- COV-2154 is dated 24 May 1851, within the recorded period of use of Jessore HG 2 (1851).
About this record
This 24 May 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jessore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.