COV-1788
23 November 1831 Bangalore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
23 November 1831
Description
In the text the writer indicates he is travélling from Madras to Bangalore and is staying at Renguntoon a village 33 mls: from Vellore & 120 from Madras, staying with the 48th Regt: Native Infantry The letter dated 4th: Oct:, was not posted until he reached Bangalore, it was then taken back to Madras by Dak Post.
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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 4handstampBlack1823–1825
- Bangalore HG 5handstampBlack1823–1837
- Bangalore HG 7handstampRed1830–1865
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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover
COV-1788 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 23 November 1831 bearing the Bangalore HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bangalore postal history — the office known today as Bengaluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
In the text the writer indicates he is travélling from Madras to Bangalore and is staying at Renguntoon a village 33 mls: from Vellore & 120 from Madras, staying with the 48th Regt: Native Infantry The letter dated 4th: Oct:, was not posted until he reached Bangalore, it was then taken back to Madras by Dak Post.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-1788 is recorded; the Bangalore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1838.
Questions about COV-1788
- What is COV-1788?
- COV-1788 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 23 November 1831, bearing the Bangalore HG 6 handstamp in red. In the text the writer indicates he is travélling from Madras to Bangalore and is staying at Renguntoon a village 33 mls: from Vellore & 120 from Madras, staying with the 48th Regt: Native Infantry The letter dated 4th: Oct:, was not posted until he reached Bangalore, it was then taken back to Madras by Dak Post.
- How scarce is the Bangalore HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bangalore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1838.
- What is the provenance of COV-1788?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-1788 posted?
- COV-1788 is dated 23 November 1831, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 6 (1826–1838).
About this record
This 23 November 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.