Scan or Photo Courtesy of Argyll Etkin Auctions
Date
1842
Description
1843 (May 23) Entire letter to Calcutta, endorsed "On Service" and signed, reverse with fine red oval "JANSI / FREE" (Hammond Giles 1, recorded for 1842 only in his 1983 Supplement, manuscript date). A long detailed letter full of news of Indian politics and intrigue, rajahs, villains and campaigns, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 132.
Auction
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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 record
This 1842 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, lot 1002.