COV-4405
24 January 1819 Bangalore HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
24 January 1819
Description
India 1819 Bangalore HG2 and mx1 madras rare cancellations pre cover handstruck Indien.Entire posted from Bangalore of Mysore Kingdom having the HG2 cancellation - Bangalore Post Paid in oval, addressed to Major De Havilland in madras Fort St George and having the rare MX1 cancellation of Madras with postage of 6 annas paid Written and signed by Captain Ganard.MX1 is one of the short lived cancellation and its very rare to find it.India pre stamp cover - Handstruck cover with Hammond Giles number - HG 2 Bangalore.Excellent condition Exhibit quality cover.
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Provenance
Kadamba Collection
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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
- Bangalore HG 8handstampBlack1832
- Bangalore HG 9handstampRed1837–1855
- Bangalore HG 9ahandstampRed1855
- Bangalore HG 10handstampBlack1849–1855
- Bangalore HG 11handstampRed1840-53
- Bangalore HG 12handstampBlack1848-61
- Bangalore HG 13handstampRed1854
- Bangalore HG 14handstampRed1853–1859
- Bangalore HG 15handstampBlue1848-61
- Bangalore HG 16handstampBlue1848-61
- Bangalore HG 17handstampBlue1851–1861
- Bangalore HG 18handstampRed1855–1857
About this record
This 24 January 1819 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 33 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.