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Date
1848
Description
1838-55 group of entire letters (5) all with boxed 'Paid' cachets comprising 1838 (Jan.) entire from an Army Officer in Karnaul to Calcutta with 'karnaul/ paid' cachet in red, 1838/40 native entire with 'jubulpore/ paid' cachet in red, 1848/49 native entire with 'bangalore/ paid' boxed cachet in red, 1850/53 native entire with 'ajmere/ paid' cachet in red and 1855 native entire letter with 'neemuch/ paid' cachet in red; a good to fine group of scarce hand struck markings
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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 1handstampBlack1832–1837
- Jubbulpore HG 2handstampBlack1836
- Jubbulpore HG 4handstampRed1845–1846
- Jubbulpore HG 5handstampRed1852
- Jubbulpore HG 6handstampBlack1839–1843
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About this Jubbulpore pre stamp cover
COV-1932 is a Jubbulpore pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Jubbulpore HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Jubbulpore postal history — the office known today as Jabalpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1838-55 group of entire letters (5) all with boxed 'Paid' cachets comprising 1838 (Jan.) entire from an Army Officer in Karnaul to Calcutta with 'karnaul/ paid' cachet in red, 1838/40 native entire with 'jubulpore/ paid' cachet in red, 1848/49 native entire with 'bangalore/ paid' boxed cachet in red, 1850/53 native entire with 'ajmere/ paid' cachet in red and 1855 native entire letter with 'neemuch/ paid' cachet in red; a good to fine group of scarce hand struck markings
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction lot 5166.
1 image of COV-1932 is recorded; the Jubbulpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1848.
Questions about COV-1932
- What is COV-1932?
- COV-1932 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jubbulpore, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Jubbulpore HG 3 handstamp in red. 1838-55 group of entire letters (5) all with boxed 'Paid' cachets comprising 1838 (Jan.) entire from an Army Officer in Karnaul to Calcutta with 'karnaul/ paid' cachet in red, 1838/40 native entire with 'jubulpore/ paid' cachet in red, 1848/49 native entire with 'bangalore/ paid' boxed cachet in red, 1850/53 native entire with 'ajmere/ paid' cachet in red and 1855 native entire letter with 'neemuch/ paid' cachet in red; a good to fine group of scarce hand struck markings
- How scarce is the Jubbulpore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jubbulpore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-1932?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction lot 5166.
- When was COV-1932 posted?
- COV-1932 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Jubbulpore HG 3 (1838–1848).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jubbulpore HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction, lot 5166.