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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 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 26.