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Date
1837
Description
1837 : H.G. 1 : A letter from JUBBULPORE [20 Mar.] to AZIMGARH. Total postage paid. 7 as.
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Other recorded marks at Jubbulpore
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Jubbulpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Jubbulpore HG 1AhandstampRed1825
- Jubbulpore HG 2handstampBlack1836
- Jubbulpore HG 3handstampRed1838–1848
- Jubbulpore HG 4handstampRed1845–1846
- Jubbulpore HG 5handstampRed1852
- Jubbulpore HG 6handstampBlack1839–1843
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About this Jubbulpore pre stamp cover
COV-861 is a Jubbulpore pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Jubbulpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Jubbulpore postal history — the office known today as Jabalpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1837 : H.G. 1 : A letter from JUBBULPORE [20 Mar.] to AZIMGARH. Total postage paid. 7 as.
1 image of COV-861 is recorded; the Jubbulpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1837.
Questions about COV-861
- What is COV-861?
- COV-861 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jubbulpore, North Western Provinces of 1837, bearing the Jubbulpore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1837 : H.G. 1 : A letter from JUBBULPORE [20 Mar.] to AZIMGARH. Total postage paid. 7 as.
- How scarce is the Jubbulpore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jubbulpore HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1837.
- When was COV-861 posted?
- COV-861 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Jubbulpore HG 1 (1832–1837).
About this record
This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jubbulpore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.