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Date
28 April 1824
Description
INDIA, Camp Jalnah, 1824, "CAMP JALNAH/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold boxed strike in black on back of 1824 folded letter with manuscript "10 As to Bombay, 28th April 1824" docketing, addressed to Ravensthrope, England, forwarded to Jersey, sender's directive "via Bombay", variously rated, light strike of boxed "INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND" handstamp (Robertson In. 2) and red London Oct. 5 transit datestamp, cover with slight soiling, still Very Fine and the Camp Jalnah marking is quite rare, particularly in black
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6014
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-83 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 28 April 1824 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, 1824, "CAMP JALNAH/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold boxed strike in black on back of 1824 folded letter with manuscript "10 As to Bombay, 28th April 1824" docketing, addressed to Ravensthrope, England, forwarded to Jersey, sender's directive "via Bombay", variously rated, light strike of boxed "INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND" handstamp (Robertson In. 2) and red London Oct. 5 transit datestamp, cover with slight soiling, still Very Fine and the Camp Jalnah marking is quite rare, particularly in black
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6014.
2 images of COV-83 are recorded (front, back); the Jalnah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1837.
Questions about COV-83
- What is COV-83?
- COV-83 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 28 April 1824, bearing the Jalnah HG 2 handstamp in black. INDIA, Camp Jalnah, 1824, "CAMP JALNAH/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold boxed strike in black on back of 1824 folded letter with manuscript "10 As to Bombay, 28th April 1824" docketing, addressed to Ravensthrope, England, forwarded to Jersey, sender's directive "via Bombay", variously rated, light strike of boxed "INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND" handstamp (Robertson In. 2) and red London Oct. 5 transit datestamp, cover with slight soiling, still Very Fine and the Camp Jalnah marking is quite rare, particularly in black
- 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-83?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6014.
- When was COV-83 posted?
- COV-83 is dated 28 April 1824, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 2 (1821–1837).
About this record
This 28 April 1824 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 6014.