COV-4448 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Bangalore HG 17 handstamp in blue. India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ contents from Madras to Bangalore w/ boxed "1 st D" cachet at back

How scarce is the Bangalore HG 17 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bangalore HG 17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1861.

When was COV-4448 posted?

COV-4448 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 17 (1851–1861).

COV-4448

1856 Bangalore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1856, Bangalore HG 17 handstruck folded letter (COV-4448)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bangalore HG 17, scan 2 (COV-4448)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bangalore HG 17, scan 3 (COV-4448)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bangalore HG 17, scan 4 (COV-4448)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1856

Description

India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ contents from Madras to Bangalore w/ boxed "1 st D" cachet at back

Auction

Sephils

185, Lot 0029, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Bangalore

18 marks

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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover

COV-4448 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Bangalore HG 17 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?

India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ contents from Madras to Bangalore w/ boxed "1 st D" cachet at back

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 185 lot 0029 (2025).

4 images of COV-4448 are recorded; the Bangalore HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1861.

Questions about COV-4448

What is COV-4448?: COV-4448 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Bangalore HG 17 handstamp in blue. India 1856 QV ½a on cover w/ contents from Madras to Bangalore w/ boxed "1 st D" cachet at back
How scarce is the Bangalore HG 17 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bangalore HG 17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1861.
What is the provenance of COV-4448?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 185 lot 0029 (2025).
When was COV-4448 posted?: COV-4448 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 17 (1851–1861).

About this record

This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 17 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 185, lot 0029, (2025).