Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1830
Description
Entire letter posted from Camp Jalnah to Ahmednagar on 29th July 1830, bearing the Camp Jalnah Post Paid handstamp (HG-2) in red. The handstamp was used as a bearing handstamp, indicating that the prepaid postage of 2½ annas was insufficient for transmission to Ahmednagar.
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Jalnah
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Jalnah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Jalnah pre stamp cover
COV-1115 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 1830 bearing the Jalnah HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Jalnah postal history — the office known today as Jalna, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire letter posted from Camp Jalnah to Ahmednagar on 29th July 1830, bearing the Camp Jalnah Post Paid handstamp (HG-2) in red. The handstamp was used as a bearing handstamp, indicating that the prepaid postage of 2½ annas was insufficient for transmission to Ahmednagar.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-1115 are recorded (front, back); the Jalnah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1837.
Questions about COV-1115
- What is COV-1115?
- COV-1115 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 1830, bearing the Jalnah HG 2 handstamp in black. Entire letter posted from Camp Jalnah to Ahmednagar on 29th July 1830, bearing the Camp Jalnah Post Paid handstamp (HG-2) in red. The handstamp was used as a bearing handstamp, indicating that the prepaid postage of 2½ annas was insufficient for transmission to Ahmednagar.
- How scarce is the Jalnah HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jalnah HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-1115?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-1115 posted?
- COV-1115 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 2 (1821–1837).
About this record
This 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jalnah HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.