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Description
Rare C/11-Bangalore Receiving House 1-1856 July 3rd-Native cover from Bangalore to Madras with two half anna stamps with perfect twin cancellations of C/tt with red ink Rectangle Bangalore//Paid cancellation, Black RH 1 House (receiving House No 1) cancellation with Black AM delivery and GPO cancellation of Madras.
Auction
Lot 1856 July 3
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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-4161 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover bearing the Bangalore HG 15 handstamp, struck in blue, recorded in the census of Bangalore postal history — the office known today as Bengaluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Rare C/11-Bangalore Receiving House 1-1856 July 3rd-Native cover from Bangalore to Madras with two half anna stamps with perfect twin cancellations of C/tt with red ink Rectangle Bangalore//Paid cancellation, Black RH 1 House (receiving House No 1) cancellation with Black AM delivery and GPO cancellation of Madras.
1 image of COV-4161 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1861.
Questions about COV-4161
- What is COV-4161?
- COV-4161 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Bangalore HG 15 handstamp in blue. Rare C/11-Bangalore Receiving House 1-1856 July 3rd-Native cover from Bangalore to Madras with two half anna stamps with perfect twin cancellations of C/tt with red ink Rectangle Bangalore//Paid cancellation, Black RH 1 House (receiving House No 1) cancellation with Black AM delivery and GPO cancellation of Madras.
- How scarce is the Bangalore HG 15 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bangalore HG 15 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1861.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 15 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with lot 1856 July 3.