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Date
1842
Description
1842 Military letter and cover from BANGALORE to Lieut,-General ,Sir John Dunston, MADRAS.Interesting content: "a mistake was made in the number of the Reg'ts which was the 6th".(6th Regiment Madras Native Infantry went to China 1n 1842).On front marked PAID JOHN.Several markings on back in red.Very scarce history memento.2 photos.
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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-4408 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 1842 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?
1842 Military letter and cover from BANGALORE to Lieut,-General ,Sir John Dunston, MADRAS.Interesting content: "a mistake was made in the number of the Reg'ts which was the 6th".(6th Regiment Madras Native Infantry went to China 1n 1842).On front marked PAID JOHN.Several markings on back in red.Very scarce history memento.2 photos.
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4408 are recorded (front, back); the Bangalore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.
Questions about COV-4408
- What is COV-4408?
- COV-4408 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1842, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. 1842 Military letter and cover from BANGALORE to Lieut,-General ,Sir John Dunston, MADRAS.Interesting content: "a mistake was made in the number of the Reg'ts which was the 6th".(6th Regiment Madras Native Infantry went to China 1n 1842).On front marked PAID JOHN.Several markings on back in red.Very scarce history memento.2 photos.
- 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-4408?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4408 posted?
- COV-4408 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).
About this record
This 1842 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 eBay.