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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 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.