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Date
23 May 1853
Description
On arrival at Jaulnah, the letter was receipt stamped in red with t slide type of stamp "JAULNAH/1853 MAY 24/Paid" but no postage ra was written in, as it was only the "SEROOR" stamp th regulated the postage paid. Seroor is 36 miles north-east of Poona, in the Bombay Preside from which this letter was despatched, under the non-slide stamp of "SEROOR/ 23-5-53/Paid 2 as. ",to Jaulnah, (292 mil
Same office
Other recorded marks at Seroor
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Seroor is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Seroor pre stamp cover
COV-4489 is a Seroor pre stamp cover of 23 May 1853 bearing the Seroor HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Seroor postal history — the office known today as Shirur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
On arrival at Jaulnah, the letter was receipt stamped in red with t slide type of stamp "JAULNAH/1853 MAY 24/Paid" but no postage ra was written in, as it was only the "SEROOR" stamp th regulated the postage paid. Seroor is 36 miles north-east of Poona, in the Bombay Preside from which this letter was despatched, under the non-slide stamp of "SEROOR/ 23-5-53/Paid 2 as. ",to Jaulnah, (292 mil
1 image of COV-4489 is recorded (front); the Seroor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.
Questions about COV-4489
- What is COV-4489?
- COV-4489 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Seroor, Bombay Presidency of 23 May 1853, bearing the Seroor HG 1 handstamp in red. On arrival at Jaulnah, the letter was receipt stamped in red with t slide type of stamp "JAULNAH/1853 MAY 24/Paid" but no postage ra was written in, as it was only the "SEROOR" stamp th regulated the postage paid. Seroor is 36 miles north-east of Poona, in the Bombay Preside from which this letter was despatched, under the non-slide stamp of "SEROOR/ 23-5-53/Paid 2 as. ",to Jaulnah, (292 mil
- How scarce is the Seroor HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Seroor HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
- When was COV-4489 posted?
- COV-4489 is dated 23 May 1853, within the recorded period of use of Seroor HG 1 (1853).
About this record
This 23 May 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seroor HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.