Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Description
184x Jullundur – Loodiana inland cover, with Giles 2 "JULLUNDUR/184x JUNE 9/BEARING" hand stamp, rate "½" (bearing ½A for a letter under ¼ tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Loodiana, no delivery mark was applied.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Jullunder
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Jullunder are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Jullunder pre stamp cover
COV-2474 is a Jullunder pre stamp cover bearing the Jullunder HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Jullunder postal history — the office known today as Jalandhar, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
184x Jullundur – Loodiana inland cover, with Giles 2 "JULLUNDUR/184x JUNE 9/BEARING" hand stamp, rate "½" (bearing ½A for a letter under ¼ tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Loodiana, no delivery mark was applied.
1 image of COV-2474 is recorded (front); the Jullunder HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1852.
Questions about COV-2474
- What is COV-2474?
- COV-2474 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jullunder, Punjab, bearing the Jullunder HG 2 handstamp in black. 184x Jullundur – Loodiana inland cover, with Giles 2 "JULLUNDUR/184x JUNE 9/BEARING" hand stamp, rate "½" (bearing ½A for a letter under ¼ tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Loodiana, no delivery mark was applied.
- How scarce is the Jullunder HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jullunder HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1852.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jullunder HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.