COV-934
28 September 1825 Bangalore HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
28 September 1825
Description
Letter from the Military Secretary to the Governor of Madras Major General Sir John Doveton at Cuddalore, from Camp near Bangalore dated 28th September 1825 with rare HG4 "Post Free Bangalore" in red color along with Madras rare MX4 handstamp in black color.
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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 2handstampBlack1803–1825
- Bangalore HG 3handstampBlack1823
- Bangalore HG 5handstampBlack1823–1837
- Bangalore HG 6handstampRed1826–1838
- Bangalore HG 7handstampRed1830–1865
- Bangalore HG 8handstampBlack1832
- Bangalore HG 9handstampRed1837–1855
- Bangalore HG 9ahandstampRed1855
- Bangalore HG 10handstampBlack1851–1855
- 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 18handstampRed1856–1857
About this record
This 28 September 1825 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. It has appeared at auction with Private.