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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 Jalnah pre stamp cover
COV-82 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 1821 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?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6013.
2 images of COV-82 are recorded (front, back); the Jalnah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1837.
Questions about COV-82
- What is COV-82?
- COV-82 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 1821, bearing the Jalnah HG 2 handstamp in black. 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
- 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-82?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6013.
- When was COV-82 posted?
- COV-82 is dated 1821, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 2 (1821–1837).
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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6013.