COV-5219
22 February 1844 Bangalore Cover
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Date
22 February 1844
Description
GWALIOR CAMPAIGN - OCCURRED AS THE MARATHAS WANTED TO CAPITALIZE ON THE BRITISH ARMY LOSS AT AFGHANISTAN BATTLE OF MAHARAJPORE "RED SEA ROUTE" - RARE In 1798, France ordered General Bonaparte to invade Egypt and take control of the Red Sea. Although he failed in his mission, the engineer Jean-Baptiste Lepère, who took part in it, revitalized the plan for a canal which had been envisaged during the reign of the Pharaohs. The Suez Canal was closed until November 1869. Mails via the Red Sea are very rare as this route was closed to shipping by Political Restrictions and over the entire route from Gibraltar to Aden the Plague was constant menace to the health. Lieutenant Thomas Waghorn was an exception as he established his 'Overland Route', which transported post and passengers to India, via Egypt.
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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.
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- 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-5219 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover of 22 February 1844 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?
GWALIOR CAMPAIGN - OCCURRED AS THE MARATHAS WANTED TO CAPITALIZE ON THE BRITISH ARMY LOSS AT AFGHANISTAN BATTLE OF MAHARAJPORE "RED SEA ROUTE" - RARE In 1798, France ordered General Bonaparte to invade Egypt and take control of the Red Sea. Although he failed in his mission, the engineer Jean-Baptiste Lepère, who took part in it, revitalized the plan for a canal which had been envisaged during the reign of the Pharaohs. The Suez Canal was closed until November 1869. Mails via the Red Sea are very rare as this route was closed to shipping by Political Restrictions and over the entire route from Gibraltar to Aden the Plague was constant menace to the health. Lieutenant Thomas Waghorn was an exception as he established his 'Overland Route', which transported post and passengers to India, via Egypt.
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils.
1 image of COV-5219 is recorded (front); the Bangalore HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.
Questions about COV-5219
- What is COV-5219?
- COV-5219 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency of 22 February 1844, bearing the Bangalore HG 9 handstamp in red. GWALIOR CAMPAIGN - OCCURRED AS THE MARATHAS WANTED TO CAPITALIZE ON THE BRITISH ARMY LOSS AT AFGHANISTAN BATTLE OF MAHARAJPORE "RED SEA ROUTE" - RARE In 1798, France ordered General Bonaparte to invade Egypt and take control of the Red Sea. Although he failed in his mission, the engineer Jean-Baptiste Lepère, who took part in it, revitalized the plan for a canal which had been envisaged during the reign of the Pharaohs. The Suez Canal was closed until November 1869. Mails via the Red Sea are very rare as this route was closed to shipping by Political Restrictions and over the entire route from Gibraltar to Aden the Plague was constant menace to the health. Lieutenant Thomas Waghorn was an exception as he established his 'Overland Route', which transported post and passengers to India, via Egypt.
- 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-5219?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils.
- When was COV-5219 posted?
- COV-5219 is dated 22 February 1844, within the recorded period of use of Bangalore HG 9 (1837–1857).
About this record
This 22 February 1844 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 37 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils.