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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 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Ava Auctions, EAST MEET WEST, lot 221.