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JalnahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Jalnah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 6 Jalnah handstamps recorded between 1821 and 1860, Madras Presidency, with 38 Jalnah covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 6
- Recorded
- 1821–1860
- Rare
- 1
Jalnah, Aurungabad District, Hyderabad State, is situated 19°51' N and 75°54' E, on the right bank of the Kundlika River. A fort was built in 1725, and a cantonment lies to the east side of the town, built in 1827.
Jalnah has 6 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1821–1860 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Jalnah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Jalnah— postal history & markings
Jalnah's six handstamps are unusually expressive, each a boxed marking that names both its office and its rate. The early strikes read 'Camp Jalnah' — HG 1 a 'Post Free' and HG 2 a 'Post Paid' — while the later ones adopt the spelling 'Jaulnah' for 'Paid' and 'Bearing' marks, several carrying their own dates within the box. A fort town in Hyderabad State with a cantonment built in 1827, Jalnah leaves a record where the wording does the work: 'Camp', 'Post Free', 'Bearing', the shift from Jalnah to Jaulnah. For the collector, these named, dated boxes are far more distinctive than a plain run of town handstamps.
Frequently asked — Jalnah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Jalnah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Jalnah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Jalnah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Jalnah was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 6 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1821 and 1860.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Jalnah?
- 6 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Jalnah in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- What is Jalnah called today?
- Jalnah is the colonial-era name of present-day Jalna, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Jalnah postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Jalnah cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Jalnah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Jalnah, Jalna, Jalnah HG 1, Jalnah handstruck stamps, Jalnah pre stamp covers, Jalnah postal history.
How to cite
“Jalnah, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/jalnah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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