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Rare Indian Internal 1854 mail postal history cover
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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-4627 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover 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?
Rare Indian Internal 1854 mail postal history cover
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4627 are recorded (front, back); the Bangalore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.
Questions about COV-4627
- What is COV-4627?
- COV-4627 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. Rare Indian Internal 1854 mail postal history cover
- 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-4627?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.