COV-3694
11 June 1843 Bangalore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
11 June 1843
Description
Via Red Sea Bangalore. June litn. 1843. "Williamson is coming to live witn me in a fortnight, to be married at this place to maggie Gordon, an oid Edinburgh iriend of mine. Maggie is called clever but I am sorry to see Williamson She is not pretty, has hideous teeth, and has been younger, but dresses well and is free from the absurd scool girl timidity which all the ladies here think so fascinating, but which does not sit well on a plump married lady with large family, one of which description amused us all with her timid and snrinking loveliness, althougn 14 stone... "My pay I daresay sounds enormous to people in ingland, but tue Rs. 860 wnich I get per montn are subject to some very neavy deductions, Say 200 for Mess Bill, 100 for Troop Ixpenses, 80 for 4 horses keep, 80 tor servants, 30 for house, rent takes 500 Rs. leaving me oniy 360 to pay my aebus, buy horses, and all sorts of other expenses. The rascally Government not giving us any batta for Nankin, after stealing 6 million dollars of out prize money will hinder my coming home..... "I wish you would send me the ribbon of CB. It looks like affecta- tion on my part never wearing it, though it is 4 monthe since I heard of getting it." (Philip Anstruther to his sister)
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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-3694 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 11 June 1843 bearing the Bangalore HG 9 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?
Via Red Sea Bangalore. June litn. 1843. "Williamson is coming to live witn me in a fortnight, to be married at this place to maggie Gordon, an oid Edinburgh iriend of mine. Maggie is called clever but I am sorry to see Williamson She is not pretty, has hideous teeth, and has been younger, but dresses well and is free from the absurd scool girl timidity which all the ladies here think so fascinating, but which does not sit well on a plump married lady with large family, one of which description amused us all with her timid and snrinking loveliness, althougn 14 stone... "My pay I daresay sounds enormous to people in ingland, but tue Rs. 860 wnich I get per montn are subject to some very neavy deductions, Say 200 for Mess Bill, 100 for Troop Ixpenses, 80 for 4 horses keep, 80 tor servants, 30 for house, rent takes 500 Rs. leaving me oniy 360 to pay my aebus, buy horses, and all sorts of other expenses. The rascally Government not giving us any batta for Nankin, after stealing 6 million dollars of out prize money will hinder my coming home..... "I wish you would send me the ribbon of CB. It looks like affecta- tion on my part never wearing it, though it is 4 monthe since I heard of getting it." (Philip Anstruther to his sister)
1 image of COV-3694 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.
Questions about COV-3694
- What is COV-3694?
- COV-3694 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 11 June 1843, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. Via Red Sea Bangalore. June litn. 1843. "Williamson is coming to live witn me in a fortnight, to be married at this place to maggie Gordon, an oid Edinburgh iriend of mine. Maggie is called clever but I am sorry to see Williamson She is not pretty, has hideous teeth, and has been younger, but dresses well and is free from the absurd scool girl timidity which all the ladies here think so fascinating, but which does not sit well on a plump married lady with large family, one of which description amused us all with her timid and snrinking loveliness, althougn 14 stone... "My pay I daresay sounds enormous to people in ingland, but tue Rs. 860 wnich I get per montn are subject to some very neavy deductions, Say 200 for Mess Bill, 100 for Troop Ixpenses, 80 for 4 horses keep, 80 tor servants, 30 for house, rent takes 500 Rs. leaving me oniy 360 to pay my aebus, buy horses, and all sorts of other expenses. The rascally Government not giving us any batta for Nankin, after stealing 6 million dollars of out prize money will hinder my coming home..... "I wish you would send me the ribbon of CB. It looks like affecta- tion on my part never wearing it, though it is 4 monthe since I heard of getting it." (Philip Anstruther to his sister)
- How scarce is the Bangalore HG 9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bangalore HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1857.
- When was COV-3694 posted?
- COV-3694 is dated 11 June 1843, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).
About this record
This 11 June 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 38 surviving covers with this mark recorded.