Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Cover posted from Jullunder to Ireland with unrecorded "Jullunder/ May 21/ Paid" with bottm two frame lines handstamp posted on March 2nd 1854 with India oval handstamp and other transit marks via Bombay
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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-957 is a Jullunder pre stamp cover bearing the Jullunder HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Jullunder postal history — the office known today as Jalandhar, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
Cover posted from Jullunder to Ireland with unrecorded "Jullunder/ May 21/ Paid" with bottm two frame lines handstamp posted on March 2nd 1854 with India oval handstamp and other transit marks via Bombay
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-957 are recorded; the Jullunder HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-957
- What is COV-957?
- COV-957 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jullunder, Punjab, bearing the Jullunder HG 5 handstamp in red. Cover posted from Jullunder to Ireland with unrecorded "Jullunder/ May 21/ Paid" with bottm two frame lines handstamp posted on March 2nd 1854 with India oval handstamp and other transit marks via Bombay
- How scarce is the Jullunder HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jullunder HG 5 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-957?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jullunder HG 5 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.