Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
7 July 1849
Description
1849 Jugadree – Loodiana inland cover, with Giles 2 "JUGADREE/Bearing" hand stamp, date "07.07.49" & rate "1A" (bearing 1A for a letter under ¼ tolah, sent between 100 and 200 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Jugadree
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Jugadree is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Jugadree pre stamp cover
COV-2475 is a Jugadree pre stamp cover of 7 July 1849 bearing the Jugadree HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Jugadree postal history — the office known today as Jagadhri, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
1849 Jugadree – Loodiana inland cover, with Giles 2 "JUGADREE/Bearing" hand stamp, date "07.07.49" & rate "1A" (bearing 1A for a letter under ¼ tolah, sent between 100 and 200 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.
1 image of COV-2475 is recorded (front); the Jugadree HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1849.
Questions about COV-2475
- What is COV-2475?
- COV-2475 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jugadree, Punjab of 7 July 1849, bearing the Jugadree HG 2 handstamp in black. 1849 Jugadree – Loodiana inland cover, with Giles 2 "JUGADREE/Bearing" hand stamp, date "07.07.49" & rate "1A" (bearing 1A for a letter under ¼ tolah, sent between 100 and 200 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.
- How scarce is the Jugadree HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jugadree HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849.
- When was COV-2475 posted?
- COV-2475 is dated 7 July 1849, within the recorded period of use of Jugadree HG 2 (1849).
About this record
This 7 July 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jugadree HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.