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Date
1821
Description
INDIA, Camp Jalnah, 1821, "CAMP JALNAH/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 2). Complete boxed red strike though affected by opening on back of folded letter datelined Hingolee Jul. 4, 1821, addressed to London, England, sender's directive "via Bombay" and marked "Double", red Bombay transit (Giles SD4, "very scarce, mail via Cape") over flap, rated "2/4", "INDIA LETTER/PENZANCE" boxed handstamp (Robertson In. 1) and London Dec. 5 arrival datestamp, Very Fine and quite rare strike of the "Camp Jalnah" military camp marking, few are recorded
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6013
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 record
This 1821 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6013.