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Date
1849
Description
SG 54 / 56 with three good and one close margins on envelope sent from Bath, Somerset to Bangalore, India. Clear Bath "53" cancel on the embossed Victorian stamp and Bombay boxed cachet on the front. Bath E double circle stamp for NO 19 1849 together with Bangalore receiving mark and red wax seal on reverse. Sent via Southampton. Superb item which is from my private collection. Catalogued by Stanley Gibbons at £1100.
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Other recorded marks at Bangalore
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Bangalore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Bangalore HG 1handstampBlack1800
- Bangalore HG 2handstampBlack1803–1825
- Bangalore HG 3handstampBlack1823
- Bangalore HG 4handstampBlack1823–1825
- Bangalore HG 5handstampBlack1823–1837
- Bangalore HG 6handstampRed1826–1838
+12 more at this office.View all Bangalore marks and postal history →
About this Bangalore pre stamp cover
COV-4407 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Bangalore HG 10 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bangalore postal history — the office known today as Bengaluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
SG 54 / 56 with three good and one close margins on envelope sent from Bath, Somerset to Bangalore, India. Clear Bath "53" cancel on the embossed Victorian stamp and Bombay boxed cachet on the front. Bath E double circle stamp for NO 19 1849 together with Bangalore receiving mark and red wax seal on reverse. Sent via Southampton. Superb item which is from my private collection. Catalogued by Stanley Gibbons at £1100.
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4407 are recorded (front, back); the Bangalore HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1855.
Questions about COV-4407
- What is COV-4407?
- COV-4407 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Bangalore HG 10 handstamp in black. SG 54 / 56 with three good and one close margins on envelope sent from Bath, Somerset to Bangalore, India. Clear Bath "53" cancel on the embossed Victorian stamp and Bombay boxed cachet on the front. Bath E double circle stamp for NO 19 1849 together with Bangalore receiving mark and red wax seal on reverse. Sent via Southampton. Superb item which is from my private collection. Catalogued by Stanley Gibbons at £1100.
- How scarce is the Bangalore HG 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bangalore HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-4407?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4407 posted?
- COV-4407 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 10 (1849–1855).
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 10 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.