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20 January 1823 Bangalore HG 4 Cover
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This 20 January 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
Date
20 January 1823
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Other recorded marks at Bangalore
17 marks17 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 5handstampBlack1823–1837
- Bangalore HG 6handstampRed1826–1838
- Bangalore HG 7handstampRed1830–1865
- Bangalore HG 8handstampBlack1832
- Bangalore HG 9handstampRed1837-55
- Bangalore HG 9ahandstampRed1855
- Bangalore HG 10handstampBlack1851–1855
- Bangalore HG 11handstampRed1840-53
- Bangalore HG 12handstampBlack1848-61
- Bangalore HG 13handstampRed1854
- Bangalore HG 14handstampRed1855–1859
- Bangalore HG 15handstampBlue1848-61
- Bangalore HG 16handstampBlue1848-61
- Bangalore HG 17handstampBlue1851-61