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Date
1858
Description
East India 1858 QV ½a on cover from Nuldroog to Jaulnah w/ red boxed "PAID" h/s of both on reverse
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-4459 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 1858 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?
East India 1858 QV ½a on cover from Nuldroog to Jaulnah w/ red boxed "PAID" h/s of both on reverse
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0023 (2025).
2 images of COV-4459 are recorded; the Jalnah HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1860.
Questions about COV-4459
- What is COV-4459?
- COV-4459 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 1858, bearing the Jalnah HG 5 handstamp in red. East India 1858 QV ½a on cover from Nuldroog to Jaulnah w/ red boxed "PAID" h/s of both on reverse
- 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-4459?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 303 lot 0023 (2025).
- When was COV-4459 posted?
- COV-4459 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 5 (1848–1860).
About this record
This 1858 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, 303, lot 0023, (2025).