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Madras to Bangalore Half Anna rated entire – Bangalore GPO strike in blue on reverse. Some paper loss in corner does not detract. Superb.
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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-4681 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover 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?
Madras to Bangalore Half Anna rated entire – Bangalore GPO strike in blue on reverse. Some paper loss in corner does not detract. Superb.
2 images of COV-4681 are recorded (front, back); the Bangalore HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1861.
Questions about COV-4681
- What is COV-4681?
- COV-4681 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Bangalore HG 17 handstamp in blue. Madras to Bangalore Half Anna rated entire – Bangalore GPO strike in blue on reverse. Some paper loss in corner does not detract. Superb.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded.