COV-2258
9 May 1825 Bangalore Cover
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Date
9 May 1825
Description
PORTSMOUTH/WEYMOUTH - INDIA LETTERS WITH OVAL PSI MARKS OF "Bangalore" or "DINAPOR"; Fine 1825 EL to London with faint red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front with oval Madras ds but also having a very fine oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" on the flap; plus 1826 EL (flap faults) to London with partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (crease) on the flap alongside a mainly very fine double-oval "DINAPOR/POST PAID" (affected by flap faults; very small part of the frame - but no letters - lost). Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 496, (4th Sep 2024)
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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 3handstampBlack1823
- Bangalore HG 4handstampBlack1823–1825
- Bangalore HG 5handstampBlack1823–1837
- Bangalore HG 6handstampRed1826–1838
- Bangalore HG 7handstampRed1830–1865
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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover
COV-2258 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 9 May 1825 bearing the Bangalore HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bangalore postal history — the office known today as Bengaluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
PORTSMOUTH/WEYMOUTH - INDIA LETTERS WITH OVAL PSI MARKS OF "Bangalore" or "DINAPOR"; Fine 1825 EL to London with faint red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front with oval Madras ds but also having a very fine oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" on the flap; plus 1826 EL (flap faults) to London with partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (crease) on the flap alongside a mainly very fine double-oval "DINAPOR/POST PAID" (affected by flap faults; very small part of the frame - but no letters - lost). Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 496 (4th Sep 2024).
1 image of COV-2258 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1803–1825.
Questions about COV-2258
- What is COV-2258?
- COV-2258 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 9 May 1825, bearing the Bangalore HG 2 handstamp in black. PORTSMOUTH/WEYMOUTH - INDIA LETTERS WITH OVAL PSI MARKS OF "Bangalore" or "DINAPOR"; Fine 1825 EL to London with faint red boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the front with oval Madras ds but also having a very fine oval-framed "Post Paid/Bangalore" on the flap; plus 1826 EL (flap faults) to London with partly fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" (crease) on the flap alongside a mainly very fine double-oval "DINAPOR/POST PAID" (affected by flap faults; very small part of the frame - but no letters - lost). Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET
- How scarce is the Bangalore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bangalore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1803–1825.
- What is the provenance of COV-2258?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 496 (4th Sep 2024).
- When was COV-2258 posted?
- COV-2258 is dated 9 May 1825, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 2 (1803–1825).
About this record
This 9 May 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 35 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 496, (4th Sep 2024).