How scarce is the Juanpore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Juanpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840.

When was COV-2233 posted?

COV-2233 is dated 18 April 1840, within the recorded period of use of Juanpore HG 2 (1840).

COV-2233

18 April 1840 Juanpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 18 April 1840, Juanpore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2233) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Argyll Etkin Auctions

Date

18 April 1840

Description

1823-51 Entire letters, entires and a cover (5), also a front + flap, five with boxed "Paid" handstamps of Juanpore (not recorded by Hammond Giles, file folds), Negapatam (applied in black in error), Almora (a little faint), Darjeeling or Purnea (front), also 1823 boxed "MADRAS / POST FRee". (6).

Auction

Argyll Etkin

Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1138, (6th Nov 2025)

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Other recorded marks at Juanpore

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Juanpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Juanpore HG 1handstampBlack1830–1836

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About this Juanpore pre stamp cover

COV-2233 is a Juanpore pre stamp cover of 18 April 1840 bearing the Juanpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Juanpore postal history — the office known today as Jaunpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1138 (6th Nov 2025).

1 image of COV-2233 is recorded (front); the Juanpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1840.

Questions about COV-2233

What is COV-2233?: COV-2233 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Juanpore, North Western Provinces of 18 April 1840, bearing the Juanpore HG 2 handstamp in red. 1823-51 Entire letters, entires and a cover (5), also a front + flap, five with boxed "Paid" handstamps of Juanpore (not recorded by Hammond Giles, file folds), Negapatam (applied in black in error), Almora (a little faint), Darjeeling or Purnea (front), also 1823 boxed "MADRAS / POST FRee". (6).
How scarce is the Juanpore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Juanpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840.
What is the provenance of COV-2233?: Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1138 (6th Nov 2025).
When was COV-2233 posted?: COV-2233 is dated 18 April 1840, within the recorded period of use of Juanpore HG 2 (1840).

About this record

This 18 April 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Juanpore HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1138, (6th Nov 2025).