COV-3820
2 October 1817 Bangalore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
2 October 1817
Description
Entire posted from Bangalore to Madras with HG2 hand stamp of PostPaid Bangalore on 2nd October 1817 with double 9 fanams postage paid for a distance of 210 miles with rare Madras MX1 handstamp in black.
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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-3820 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 2 October 1817 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 on 2nd October 1817 with double 9 fanams postage paid for a distance of 210 miles with rare Madras MX1 handstamp in black.
1 image of COV-3820 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1803–1825.
Questions about COV-3820
- What is COV-3820?
- COV-3820 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 2 October 1817, bearing the Bangalore HG 2 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Bangalore to Madras with HG2 hand stamp of PostPaid Bangalore on 2nd October 1817 with double 9 fanams postage paid for a distance of 210 miles with rare Madras MX1 handstamp in black.
- 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-3820 posted?
- COV-3820 is dated 2 October 1817, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 2 (1803–1825).
About this record
This 2 October 1817 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.