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Date
1855
Description
1855 QV Queen Victoria ½a Litho blue Die-III (Sg no. 8a) on entire letter sheet from Madras to Bangalore cancelled with JC Ty-6 pmk C/1. Madras Paid dispatch mark in red and Bangalore Paid arrival mark in blue on the reverse. Letter sheet with internal splits repaired
Auction
Lot 26B23, (2026)
Same office
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-5586 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 1855 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?
1855 QV Queen Victoria ½a Litho blue Die-III (Sg no. 8a) on entire letter sheet from Madras to Bangalore cancelled with JC Ty-6 pmk C/1. Madras Paid dispatch mark in red and Bangalore Paid arrival mark in blue on the reverse. Letter sheet with internal splits repaired
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar lot 26B23 (2026).
1 image of COV-5586 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 17 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1861.
Questions about COV-5586
- What is COV-5586?
- COV-5586 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1855, bearing the Bangalore HG 17 handstamp in blue. 1855 QV Queen Victoria ½a Litho blue Die-III (Sg no. 8a) on entire letter sheet from Madras to Bangalore cancelled with JC Ty-6 pmk C/1. Madras Paid dispatch mark in red and Bangalore Paid arrival mark in blue on the reverse. Letter sheet with internal splits repaired
- 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-5586?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar lot 26B23 (2026).
- When was COV-5586 posted?
- COV-5586 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 17 (1851–1861).
About this record
This 1855 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. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar, lot 26B23, (2026).