COV-4676 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1857, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 1857. Note: Orange ink sometimes used. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-4676 posted?

COV-4676 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).

COV-4676

1857 Bangalore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1857, Bangalore HG 9 handstruck folded letter (COV-4676) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bangalore HG 9, back (COV-4676) — back

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Date

1857

Description

Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 1857. Note: Orange ink sometimes used. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover

COV-4676 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 1857 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?

Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 1857. Note: Orange ink sometimes used. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4676 are recorded (front, back); the Bangalore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.

Questions about COV-4676

What is COV-4676?: COV-4676 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 1857, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Dated 1857. Note: Orange ink sometimes used. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-4676 posted?: COV-4676 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).

About this record

This 1857 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.