Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
2 February
Description
Bangalore Post Paid bi-langual Anche handstamp, Posted from Bangalore to Davanagere with 1 anna postage. Curious thing about the center line Kannada i n s c r i p t i o n " พื อ ที ย ง อ ฮิ่ ง สี $ สึ ง " i s , i t i s n o t t h etranslation of the top line instead transliteration of it, reading in Kannada letters "BANGALORE PAIDU",
Auction
Provenance
Ex Giles
Same office
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 6handstampRed1826–1838
- 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 2 February pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.