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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.
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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 5handstampRed1852
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About this Jubbulpore pre stamp cover
COV-4191 is a Jubbulpore pre stamp cover of 11 November 1852 bearing the Jubbulpore HG 9 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?
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.
1 image of COV-4191 is recorded (front); the Jubbulpore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-4191
- What is COV-4191?
- COV-4191 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jubbulpore, North Western Provinces of 11 November 1852, bearing the Jubbulpore HG 9 handstamp in red. 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.
- How scarce is the Jubbulpore HG 9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jubbulpore HG 9 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- When was COV-4191 posted?
- COV-4191 is dated 11 November 1852, within the recorded period of use of Jubbulpore HG 9 (—).
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.