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Date
27 January 1844
Description
Entire Soldier's letter posted from Bangalore to England with rare "Bangalore / Free" HG11 handstamp in red color along with the Soldier's Seamens letter handstamp. The letter was carried free of postage from Bangalore to Madras where SD11 "Outstation Madras ShipLetter" was applied in black on 27th January 1844. The post was written by Lieutenant Burton, No.184 C.Company 2nd EL Infantry.
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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
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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover
COV-3468 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 27 January 1844 bearing the Bangalore HG 11 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bangalore postal history — the office known today as Bengaluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire Soldier's letter posted from Bangalore to England with rare "Bangalore / Free" HG11 handstamp in red color along with the Soldier's Seamens letter handstamp. The letter was carried free of postage from Bangalore to Madras where SD11 "Outstation Madras ShipLetter" was applied in black on 27th January 1844. The post was written by Lieutenant Burton, No.184 C.Company 2nd EL Infantry.
1 image of COV-3468 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1840-53.
Questions about COV-3468
- What is COV-3468?
- COV-3468 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 27 January 1844, bearing the Bangalore HG 11 handstamp in red. Entire Soldier's letter posted from Bangalore to England with rare "Bangalore / Free" HG11 handstamp in red color along with the Soldier's Seamens letter handstamp. The letter was carried free of postage from Bangalore to Madras where SD11 "Outstation Madras ShipLetter" was applied in black on 27th January 1844. The post was written by Lieutenant Burton, No.184 C.Company 2nd EL Infantry.
- How scarce is the Bangalore HG 11 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bangalore HG 11 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-53.
- When was COV-3468 posted?
- COV-3468 is dated 27 January 1844, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 11 (1840-53).
About this record
This 27 January 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 11 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.