COV-2236
18 December 1843 Jansi Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Argyll Etkin Auctions
Date
18 December 1843
Description
1843 (Dec 18) Entire letter from Sonaree to Calcutta endorsed "On Service" and signed, reverse with red oval "JANSI / FREE" (manuscript date). Sleeman has orders to go to Gwalior and accompany the Maharajah to the Governor General's Camp. Sleeman was trying to prevent war in Gwalior; however the Gwalior army was destroyed just ten days later at the battles of Punniar and Maharajpoor.
Auction
G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1004, (10th Apr 2025)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Jansi
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Jansi are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Jansi pre stamp cover
COV-2236 is a Jansi pre stamp cover of 18 December 1843 bearing the Jansi HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Jansi postal history — the office known today as Jhansi, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1843 (Dec 18) Entire letter from Sonaree to Calcutta endorsed "On Service" and signed, reverse with red oval "JANSI / FREE" (manuscript date). Sleeman has orders to go to Gwalior and accompany the Maharajah to the Governor General's Camp. Sleeman was trying to prevent war in Gwalior; however the Gwalior army was destroyed just ten days later at the battles of Punniar and Maharajpoor.
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1004 (10th Apr 2025).
1 image of COV-2236 is recorded (front); the Jansi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1845.
Questions about COV-2236
- What is COV-2236?
- COV-2236 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jansi, North Western Provinces of 18 December 1843, bearing the Jansi HG 1 handstamp in red. 1843 (Dec 18) Entire letter from Sonaree to Calcutta endorsed "On Service" and signed, reverse with red oval "JANSI / FREE" (manuscript date). Sleeman has orders to go to Gwalior and accompany the Maharajah to the Governor General's Camp. Sleeman was trying to prevent war in Gwalior; however the Gwalior army was destroyed just ten days later at the battles of Punniar and Maharajpoor.
- How scarce is the Jansi HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jansi HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1845.
- What is the provenance of COV-2236?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1004 (10th Apr 2025).
- When was COV-2236 posted?
- COV-2236 is dated 18 December 1843, within the recorded period of use of Jansi HG 1 (1842–1845).
About this record
This 18 December 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jansi HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1004, (10th Apr 2025).