COV-935
23 Nov 1831 Bangalore HG 6 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
23 Nov 1831
Description
Entire posted from Bangalore to England with HG6 "Bangalore PostPaid" handstamp in red along with Madras SD11 "Outstation Madras ShipLetter" in black and Madras MX4. In the text the writer indicates he is traveling 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. The letter sailed from Madras and landed at Deal(Kent) via Cape of Good Hope and reached Aylesbury via London.
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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
- 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 23 Nov 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 18 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.