Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1837
Description
Entire posted from Jumalpore to Rewah in 1837 with "Jumalpore/ Paid" HG1 handstamp in red color written in native language. Jumalpore was a military exchange point in Assam.
About this Jumalpore pre stamp cover
COV-4069 is a Jumalpore pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Jumalpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Jumalpore postal history — the office known today as Jamalpur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Jumalpore to Rewah in 1837 with "Jumalpore/ Paid" HG1 handstamp in red color written in native language. Jumalpore was a military exchange point in Assam.
1 image of COV-4069 is recorded (front); the Jumalpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1837.
Questions about COV-4069
- What is COV-4069?
- COV-4069 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jumalpore, Bengal Presidency of 1837, bearing the Jumalpore HG 1 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Jumalpore to Rewah in 1837 with "Jumalpore/ Paid" HG1 handstamp in red color written in native language. Jumalpore was a military exchange point in Assam.
- How scarce is the Jumalpore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jumalpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.
- When was COV-4069 posted?
- COV-4069 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Jumalpore HG 1 (1837).
About this record
This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jumalpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.