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Date
15 February 1852
Description
Postal cover from jubbulpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 15 February 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 3handstampRed1838–1848
- Jubbulpore HG 4handstampRed1845–1846
- Jubbulpore HG 6handstampBlack1839–1843
+1 more at this office.View all Jubbulpore marks and postal history →
About this Jubbulpore pre stamp cover
COV-2569 is a Jubbulpore pre stamp cover of 15 February 1852 bearing the Jubbulpore HG 5 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?
Postal cover from jubbulpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 15 February 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2569 is recorded (front); the Jubbulpore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-2569
- What is COV-2569?
- COV-2569 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jubbulpore, North Western Provinces of 15 February 1852, bearing the Jubbulpore HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from jubbulpore (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 15 February 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Jubbulpore HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jubbulpore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
- When was COV-2569 posted?
- COV-2569 is dated 15 February 1852, within the recorded period of use of Jubbulpore HG 5 (1852).
About this record
This 15 February 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jubbulpore HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.
