COV-5017
29 February 1848 Bangalore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
29 February 1848
Description
An entire letter from Bangalore, the seat of government of Mysore State, written on the 29th February 1848 and addressed to Secunderabad, a British cantonment in the Hyderabad State, six miles from Hyderabad City. The post office despatch stamp, “BANGALORE, date-paid” is the H.G. type 9, in use from 1835-55 and the charge 3As. The handstamp is “SECUNDERABAD – Date – Paid” H.G.2 in use from 1838-58, here used as a receipt stamp. The date would appear to be March 10th.
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire, Lot 50707, (2025)
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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-5017 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 29 February 1848 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?
An entire letter from Bangalore, the seat of government of Mysore State, written on the 29th February 1848 and addressed to Secunderabad, a British cantonment in the Hyderabad State, six miles from Hyderabad City. The post office despatch stamp, “BANGALORE, date-paid” is the H.G. type 9, in use from 1835-55 and the charge 3As. The handstamp is “SECUNDERABAD – Date – Paid” H.G.2 in use from 1838-58, here used as a receipt stamp. The date would appear to be March 10th.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire lot 50707 (2025).
1 image of COV-5017 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.
Questions about COV-5017
- What is COV-5017?
- COV-5017 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 29 February 1848, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. An entire letter from Bangalore, the seat of government of Mysore State, written on the 29th February 1848 and addressed to Secunderabad, a British cantonment in the Hyderabad State, six miles from Hyderabad City. The post office despatch stamp, “BANGALORE, date-paid” is the H.G. type 9, in use from 1835-55 and the charge 3As. The handstamp is “SECUNDERABAD – Date – Paid” H.G.2 in use from 1838-58, here used as a receipt stamp. The date would appear to be March 10th.
- 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-5017?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire lot 50707 (2025).
- When was COV-5017 posted?
- COV-5017 is dated 29 February 1848, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).
About this record
This 29 February 1848 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 David Feldman, Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire, lot 50707, (2025).