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Date
27 April 1848
Description
INDIA Jaulnah INTERRUPTED MADIERA MAIL Cover RARE GB Framed *Detained for Postage* London 1848 Explanatory Mark MC74a VERY RARE item of INTERRUPTED INDIAN MAIL postmarked *DETAINED FOR POSTAGE* at London due to INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE PAID. Some splitting of folds & other minor faults. Nevertheless FULL OF INTEREST and overall Good for an item of this type & period. Please look at all the scans to help form your own opinion. Low start price & sold with all faults considered (WAF).
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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-4402 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 27 April 1848 bearing the Jalnah HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Jalnah postal history — the office known today as Jalna, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA Jaulnah INTERRUPTED MADIERA MAIL Cover RARE GB Framed *Detained for Postage* London 1848 Explanatory Mark MC74a VERY RARE item of INTERRUPTED INDIAN MAIL postmarked *DETAINED FOR POSTAGE* at London due to INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE PAID. Some splitting of folds & other minor faults. Nevertheless FULL OF INTEREST and overall Good for an item of this type & period. Please look at all the scans to help form your own opinion. Low start price & sold with all faults considered (WAF).
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
3 images of COV-4402 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Jalnah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1848.
Questions about COV-4402
- What is COV-4402?
- COV-4402 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 27 April 1848, bearing the Jalnah HG 3 handstamp in red. INDIA Jaulnah INTERRUPTED MADIERA MAIL Cover RARE GB Framed *Detained for Postage* London 1848 Explanatory Mark MC74a VERY RARE item of INTERRUPTED INDIAN MAIL postmarked *DETAINED FOR POSTAGE* at London due to INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE PAID. Some splitting of folds & other minor faults. Nevertheless FULL OF INTEREST and overall Good for an item of this type & period. Please look at all the scans to help form your own opinion. Low start price & sold with all faults considered (WAF).
- How scarce is the Jalnah HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jalnah HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-4402?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4402 posted?
- COV-4402 is dated 27 April 1848, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 3 (1838–1848).
About this record
This 27 April 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jalnah HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.