Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
11 November 1852
Description
1852: A service letter from the Postmaster of JUBULPORE JUBULPORE Nov.- Samwat Kartik 1909 - Indian Calender] to Maharajasaheb of State of REWAH. Postage was free being a official letter by Postal Department itself.This handstamp : Red colour, a different type of oval "JUBBULPORE / DATE / SERVICE". A blank segment is made above the city name, however no segments for the matter. Unrecorded by Giles.
Same office
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.
About this record
This 11 November 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jubbulpore HG 9 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.