Scan or Photo Courtesy of Private
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 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.