COV-3898 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1846, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. India 1846 prestamp cover with 3 wax seals at back from Bangalore (Giles #9) addressed to Madras

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-3898 posted?

COV-3898 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).

COV-3898

1846 Bangalore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1846, Bangalore HG 9 handstruck folded letter (COV-3898)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bangalore HG 9, scan 2 (COV-3898)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1846

Description

India 1846 prestamp cover with 3 wax seals at back from Bangalore (Giles #9) addressed to Madras

Auction

Sephils

188, Lot 0119, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Bangalore

18 marks

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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover

COV-3898 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 1846 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?

India 1846 prestamp cover with 3 wax seals at back from Bangalore (Giles #9) addressed to Madras

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 188 lot 0119 (2025).

2 images of COV-3898 are recorded; the Bangalore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.

Questions about COV-3898

What is COV-3898?: COV-3898 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1846, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. India 1846 prestamp cover with 3 wax seals at back from Bangalore (Giles #9) addressed to Madras
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.
What is the provenance of COV-3898?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 188 lot 0119 (2025).
When was COV-3898 posted?: COV-3898 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).

About this record

This 1846 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. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 188, lot 0119, (2025).