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Description
185x Jaulnah – Hyderabad inland cover, with Jaulnah Giles 5 "JAULNAH/185 JAN 13/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "14" & rate "2as" applied in manuscript. 2A was valid for a single letter (up to ¼ tolah) not exceeding 400 miles, and also for a double letter (between ¼ & ½ tolah) not exceeding 300 miles. Most likely it was a single letter, as the distance from Jaulnah to Hyderabad was slightly over 300 miles. At Hyderabad, Giles 7 "HYDRABAD/185x ..... ./Paid" handstamp applied as the delivery mark.
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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-2453 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover 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?
185x Jaulnah – Hyderabad inland cover, with Jaulnah Giles 5 "JAULNAH/185 JAN 13/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "14" & rate "2as" applied in manuscript. 2A was valid for a single letter (up to ¼ tolah) not exceeding 400 miles, and also for a double letter (between ¼ & ½ tolah) not exceeding 300 miles. Most likely it was a single letter, as the distance from Jaulnah to Hyderabad was slightly over 300 miles. At Hyderabad, Giles 7 "HYDRABAD/185x ..... ./Paid" handstamp applied as the delivery mark.
1 image of COV-2453 is recorded (front); the Jalnah HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1860.
Questions about COV-2453
- What is COV-2453?
- COV-2453 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency, bearing the Jalnah HG 5 handstamp in red. 185x Jaulnah – Hyderabad inland cover, with Jaulnah Giles 5 "JAULNAH/185 JAN 13/Paid" despatch handstamp, date "14" & rate "2as" applied in manuscript. 2A was valid for a single letter (up to ¼ tolah) not exceeding 400 miles, and also for a double letter (between ¼ & ½ tolah) not exceeding 300 miles. Most likely it was a single letter, as the distance from Jaulnah to Hyderabad was slightly over 300 miles. At Hyderabad, Giles 7 "HYDRABAD/185x ..... ./Paid" handstamp applied as the delivery mark.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.