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Date
23 May 1853
Description
On arrival at Jaulnah, the letter was receipt stamped in red with t slide type of stamp "JAULNAH/1853 MAY 24/Paid" but no postage ra was written in, as it was only the "SEROOR" stamp th regulated the postage paid. Seroor is 36 miles north-east of Poona, in the Bombay Preside from which this letter was despatched, under the non-slide stamp of "SEROOR/ 23-5-53/Paid 2 as. ",to Jaulnah, (292 mil
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 23 May 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded.