COV-2185 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 31 March 1830, bearing the Bangalore HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 March 1830. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

When was COV-2185 posted?

COV-2185 is dated 31 March 1830, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 6 (1826–1838).

COV-2185

31 March 1830 Bangalore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 31 March 1830, Bangalore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-2185) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

31 March 1830

Description

Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 March 1830. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Terry Hare-Walker

Same office

Other recorded marks at Bangalore

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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover

COV-2185 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 31 March 1830 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?

Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 March 1830. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Terry Hare-Walker

1 image of COV-2185 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1838.

Questions about COV-2185

What is COV-2185?: COV-2185 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 31 March 1830, bearing the Bangalore HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 March 1830. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2185?: Terry Hare-Walker
When was COV-2185 posted?: COV-2185 is dated 31 March 1830, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 6 (1826–1838).

About this record

This 31 March 1830 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.