COV-3473
20 December 1809 Bangalore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
20 December 1809
Description
Entire posted from Bangalore to Madras with HG2 hand stamp of PostPaid Bangalore with 22 Fanams postage paid on 20th December 1809. As indicated the high postage is paid as the entire weighs 1 Oz and making it a 1 Oz packet letter. This is the only cover which is found where the weight is mentioned in Oz.
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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-3473 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 20 December 1809 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?
Entire posted from Bangalore to Madras with HG2 hand stamp of PostPaid Bangalore with 22 Fanams postage paid on 20th December 1809. As indicated the high postage is paid as the entire weighs 1 Oz and making it a 1 Oz packet letter. This is the only cover which is found where the weight is mentioned in Oz.
1 image of COV-3473 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1803–1825.
Questions about COV-3473
- What is COV-3473?
- COV-3473 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 20 December 1809, bearing the Bangalore HG 2 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Bangalore to Madras with HG2 hand stamp of PostPaid Bangalore with 22 Fanams postage paid on 20th December 1809. As indicated the high postage is paid as the entire weighs 1 Oz and making it a 1 Oz packet letter. This is the only cover which is found where the weight is mentioned in Oz.
- 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.
- When was COV-3473 posted?
- COV-3473 is dated 20 December 1809, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 2 (1803–1825).
About this record
This 20 December 1809 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 34 surviving covers with this mark recorded.