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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 Jalnah pre stamp cover
COV-4489 is a Jalnah pre stamp cover of 23 May 1853 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?
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
1 image of COV-4489 is recorded (front); the Jalnah HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1860.
Questions about COV-4489
- What is COV-4489?
- COV-4489 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jalnah, Madras Presidency of 23 May 1853, bearing the Jalnah HG 5 handstamp in red. 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
- 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.
- When was COV-4489 posted?
- COV-4489 is dated 23 May 1853, within the recorded period of use of Jalnah HG 5 (1848–1860).
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 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded.