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Date
1853
Description
1853 JAULNAH Paid Giles 5 on folded letter from Bombay, inscribed Post Not Paid and Paid alongside, with BOMBAY Paid Giles 24 and Rg. HOUSE No
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-1547 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Jalnah HG 5 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?
1853 JAULNAH Paid Giles 5 on folded letter from Bombay, inscribed Post Not Paid and Paid alongside, with BOMBAY Paid Giles 24 and Rg. HOUSE No
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 26.
2 images of COV-1547 are recorded; the Jalnah HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1860.
Questions about COV-1547
- What is COV-1547?
- COV-1547 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 1853, bearing the Jalnah HG 5 handstamp in red. 1853 JAULNAH Paid Giles 5 on folded letter from Bombay, inscribed Post Not Paid and Paid alongside, with BOMBAY Paid Giles 24 and Rg. HOUSE No
- How scarce is the Jalnah HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jalnah HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1860.
- What is the provenance of COV-1547?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 26.
- When was COV-1547 posted?
- COV-1547 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 5 (1848–1860).
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jalnah HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 26.