COV-3468
27 January 1844 Bangalore HG 11 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
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
- Bangalore HG 7handstampRed1830–1865
- Bangalore HG 8handstampBlack1832
- Bangalore HG 9handstampRed1837–1855
- Bangalore HG 9ahandstampRed1855
- Bangalore HG 10handstampBlack1851–1855
- Bangalore HG 12handstampBlack1848-61
- Bangalore HG 13handstampRed1854
- Bangalore HG 14handstampRed1855–1859
- Bangalore HG 15handstampBlue1848-61
- Bangalore HG 16handstampBlue1848-61
- Bangalore HG 17handstampBlue1851-61
- Bangalore HG 18handstampRed1856–1857
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.