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Date
1841
Description
Pre-adhesive Indian cover, applied with rectangular h.s.
Auction
EAST MEET WEST, Lot 221
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-1730 is a Jansi pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Jansi HG 2 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?
Pre-adhesive Indian cover, applied with rectangular h.s.
Its recorded auction history runs through Ava Auctions EAST MEET WEST lot 221.
1 image of COV-1730 is recorded; the Jansi HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1849.
Questions about COV-1730
- What is COV-1730?
- COV-1730 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jansi, North Western Provinces of 1841, bearing the Jansi HG 2 handstamp in red. Pre-adhesive Indian cover, applied with rectangular h.s.
- How scarce is the Jansi HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jansi HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-1730?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Ava Auctions EAST MEET WEST lot 221.
- When was COV-1730 posted?
- COV-1730 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Jansi HG 2 (1839–1849).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jansi HG 2 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 Ava Auctions, EAST MEET WEST, lot 221.