Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1831
Description
1831 : H.G.2: Letter posted from CAMP JALNAH [10 Jan.] to AHMEDNAGAR. Postage paid 2½ as.
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-804 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 1831 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?
1831 : H.G.2: Letter posted from CAMP JALNAH [10 Jan.] to AHMEDNAGAR. Postage paid 2½ as.
1 image of COV-804 is recorded; the Jalnah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1837.
Questions about COV-804
- What is COV-804?
- COV-804 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 1831, bearing the Jalnah HG 2 handstamp in black. 1831 : H.G.2: Letter posted from CAMP JALNAH [10 Jan.] to AHMEDNAGAR. Postage paid 2½ as.
- 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.
- When was COV-804 posted?
- COV-804 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 2 (1821–1837).
About this record
This 1831 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.