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Date
1857
Description
India 1857 Postal History Cover, Kamptee to Jaulnah, franked 1/2a blue to the trader, endorsed "Paid" in manuscript.
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-4396 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 1857 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?
India 1857 Postal History Cover, Kamptee to Jaulnah, franked 1/2a blue to the trader, endorsed "Paid" in manuscript.
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 633 lot 0037 (2026).
2 images of COV-4396 are recorded; the Jalnah HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1860.
Questions about COV-4396
- What is COV-4396?
- COV-4396 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 1857, bearing the Jalnah HG 5 handstamp in red. India 1857 Postal History Cover, Kamptee to Jaulnah, franked 1/2a blue to the trader, endorsed "Paid" in manuscript.
- 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-4396?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 633 lot 0037 (2026).
- When was COV-4396 posted?
- COV-4396 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 5 (1848–1860).
About this record
This 1857 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 Sephils, 633, lot 0037, (2026).