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Date
1841
Description
1841 JAULNAH Paid Giles 3 in red and JAULNAH Bearing Giles 4 in black x 13 total strikes on front and back of register page
Auction
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-1613 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Jalnah HG 4 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?
1841 JAULNAH Paid Giles 3 in red and JAULNAH Bearing Giles 4 in black x 13 total strikes on front and back of register page
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 15.
2 images of COV-1613 are recorded; the Jalnah HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1850.
Questions about COV-1613
- What is COV-1613?
- COV-1613 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 1841, bearing the Jalnah HG 4 handstamp in black. 1841 JAULNAH Paid Giles 3 in red and JAULNAH Bearing Giles 4 in black x 13 total strikes on front and back of register page
- How scarce is the Jalnah HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jalnah HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1850.
- What is the provenance of COV-1613?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 15.
- When was COV-1613 posted?
- COV-1613 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 4 (1840–1850).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jalnah HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 19, lot 15.