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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",
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Provenance
Ex Giles
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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 6handstampRed1826–1838
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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover
COV-949 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 2 February bearing the Bangalore HG 7 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?
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",
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-949 is recorded; the Bangalore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1865.
Questions about COV-949
- What is COV-949?
- COV-949 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 2 February, bearing the Bangalore HG 7 handstamp in red. 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",
- How scarce is the Bangalore HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bangalore HG 7 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1865.
- What is the provenance of COV-949?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-949 posted?
- COV-949 is dated 2 February, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 7 (1830–1865).
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.