COV-4210
20 March 1834 Bangalore Cover

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Date
20 March 1834
Description
Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 20 March 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 4handstampBlack1823–1825
- Bangalore HG 5handstampBlack1823–1837
- Bangalore HG 7handstampRed1830–1865
+12 more at this office.View all Bangalore marks and postal history →
About this Bangalore pre stamp cover
COV-4210 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 20 March 1834 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 20 March 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4210 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1838.
Questions about COV-4210
- What is COV-4210?
- COV-4210 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 20 March 1834, bearing the Bangalore HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 20 March 1834. 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-4210 posted?
- COV-4210 is dated 20 March 1834, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 6 (1826–1838).
About this record
This 20 March 1834 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.
