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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
G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1002
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-986 is a Jansi pre stamp cover of 1842 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 (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.
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1002.
1 image of COV-986 is recorded; the Jansi HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1845.
Questions about COV-986
- What is COV-986?
- COV-986 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jansi, North Western Provinces of 1842, bearing the Jansi HG 1 handstamp in red. 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.
- 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-986?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1002.
- When was COV-986 posted?
- COV-986 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Jansi HG 1 (1842–1845).
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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1002.