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COV-3112

1840 Jubbulpore Cover

Back to census|Jubbulpore HG 6 · 3 covers recorded
Pre-stamp cover of India — 1840, Jubbulpore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-3112)
front
Pre-stamp cover of India — Jubbulpore HG 6, back (COV-3112)
back
Pre-stamp cover of India — Jubbulpore HG 6, detail (COV-3112)
detail

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Date

1840

Description

1840 entire folded wrapper sent from Jubulpore, addressed to the Rajah of Rewa, written in native urdu manuscript with partly legible boxed ``JUBULPORE/ BEARING`` cachet in black; Unrecorded postal ma...

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Other recorded marks at Jubbulpore

7 marks

7 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.

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About this Jubbulpore pre stamp cover

COV-3112 is a Jubbulpore pre stamp cover of 1840 bearing the Jubbulpore HG 6 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?

1840 entire folded wrapper sent from Jubulpore, addressed to the Rajah of Rewa, written in native urdu manuscript with partly legible boxed ``JUBULPORE/ BEARING`` cachet in black; Unrecorded postal ma...

Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.

3 images of COV-3112 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Jubbulpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1843.

Questions about COV-3112

What is COV-3112?
COV-3112 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jubbulpore, North Western Provinces of 1840, bearing the Jubbulpore HG 6 handstamp in black. 1840 entire folded wrapper sent from Jubulpore, addressed to the Rajah of Rewa, written in native urdu manuscript with partly legible boxed ``JUBULPORE/ BEARING`` cachet in black; Unrecorded postal ma...
How scarce is the Jubbulpore HG 6 mark on this cover?
The census grades Jubbulpore HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1843.
What is the provenance of COV-3112?
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
When was COV-3112 posted?
COV-3112 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Jubbulpore HG 6 (1839–1843).

About this record

This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jubbulpore HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.