COV-618
26 January 1834 Jalnah HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
26 January 1834
Description
VERY RARE PRE-WAGHORN RED SEA/EGYPT ROUTE "INDIA/Packet Letter/PAID" COVER VIA BOMBAY TO SUEZ & ON TO G.B.; Very fine 26 Jan. 1834 EL from "Jaulnuah" [Hyderabad] to Plymouth endorsed "By Hugh Lindsay [Steamer]" on the front and so with a partly fine rare claret-red boxed "CAMPJALNAH/POSTPAID" mark on the top flap neatly endorsed "Overland Postage 1r--/[+]Inland do --6/Total Pd 1--6" and signed "E. Rajagopall[?] P.O. H.W." (just affected by tiny seal tear). On the front is a watery (as usual) claret-red Bombay "PAID/Packet Letter/PAID" mark and the final GB "2/11" charge (1s-9d Steamer postage Alexandria to Falmouth + 1s-2d inland rate from Falmouth to London & on to Plymouth). Only a handful of covers carried by this Red Sea route before the start of the Waghorn service have been recorded; the High Lindsay left Bombay on 1 Feb., and her mails (c.2,000 letters ex India) reached Suez on 3 March - they left Alexandria on 10 April and Malta on the 'Flamer' Packet on 30 April arriving in Falmouth on 13 May (pcopies of relevant newspaper announcements included), hence the 15 May London backstamps. This cover was found in a loose group of mixed covers by a Cavendish describer and then researched; it has probably not been on the market since the 1960s. A superb Exhibition Item from this rare early Egyptian transit route. Few known. [Ex Vandervelde.] Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, EGYPT
Auction
Philatelic Auctions Ltd Tue 20th Jun 2023, Lot 722
Provenance
Ex Vandervelde
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-618 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 26 January 1834 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?
VERY RARE PRE-WAGHORN RED SEA/EGYPT ROUTE "INDIA/Packet Letter/PAID" COVER VIA BOMBAY TO SUEZ & ON TO G.B.; Very fine 26 Jan. 1834 EL from "Jaulnuah" [Hyderabad] to Plymouth endorsed "By Hugh Lindsay [Steamer]" on the front and so with a partly fine rare claret-red boxed "CAMPJALNAH/POSTPAID" mark on the top flap neatly endorsed "Overland Postage 1r--/[+]Inland do --6/Total Pd 1--6" and signed "E. Rajagopall[?] P.O. H.W." (just affected by tiny seal tear). On the front is a watery (as usual) claret-red Bombay "PAID/Packet Letter/PAID" mark and the final GB "2/11" charge (1s-9d Steamer postage Alexandria to Falmouth + 1s-2d inland rate from Falmouth to London & on to Plymouth). Only a handful of covers carried by this Red Sea route before the start of the Waghorn service have been recorded; the High Lindsay left Bombay on 1 Feb., and her mails (c.2,000 letters ex India) reached Suez on 3 March - they left Alexandria on 10 April and Malta on the 'Flamer' Packet on 30 April arriving in Falmouth on 13 May (pcopies of relevant newspaper announcements included), hence the 15 May London backstamps. This cover was found in a loose group of mixed covers by a Cavendish describer and then researched; it has probably not been on the market since the 1960s. A superb Exhibition Item from this rare early Egyptian transit route. Few known. [Ex Vandervelde.] Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, EGYPT
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Philatelic Auctions Ltd Tue 20th Jun 2023 lot 722.
2 images of COV-618 are recorded (front); the Jalnah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1837.
Questions about COV-618
- What is COV-618?
- COV-618 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 26 January 1834, bearing the Jalnah HG 2 handstamp in black. VERY RARE PRE-WAGHORN RED SEA/EGYPT ROUTE "INDIA/Packet Letter/PAID" COVER VIA BOMBAY TO SUEZ & ON TO G.B.; Very fine 26 Jan. 1834 EL from "Jaulnuah" [Hyderabad] to Plymouth endorsed "By Hugh Lindsay [Steamer]" on the front and so with a partly fine rare claret-red boxed "CAMPJALNAH/POSTPAID" mark on the top flap neatly endorsed "Overland Postage 1r--/[+]Inland do --6/Total Pd 1--6" and signed "E. Rajagopall[?] P.O. H.W." (just affected by tiny seal tear). On the front is a watery (as usual) claret-red Bombay "PAID/Packet Letter/PAID" mark and the final GB "2/11" charge (1s-9d Steamer postage Alexandria to Falmouth + 1s-2d inland rate from Falmouth to London & on to Plymouth). Only a handful of covers carried by this Red Sea route before the start of the Waghorn service have been recorded; the High Lindsay left Bombay on 1 Feb., and her mails (c.2,000 letters ex India) reached Suez on 3 March - they left Alexandria on 10 April and Malta on the 'Flamer' Packet on 30 April arriving in Falmouth on 13 May (pcopies of relevant newspaper announcements included), hence the 15 May London backstamps. This cover was found in a loose group of mixed covers by a Cavendish describer and then researched; it has probably not been on the market since the 1960s. A superb Exhibition Item from this rare early Egyptian transit route. Few known. [Ex Vandervelde.] Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, EGYPT
- 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-618?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Philatelic Auctions Ltd Tue 20th Jun 2023 lot 722.
- When was COV-618 posted?
- COV-618 is dated 26 January 1834, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 2 (1821–1837).
About this record
This 26 January 1834 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Philatelic Auctions Ltd Tue 20th Jun 2023, lot 722.