COV-4000 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Bangalore HG 9a handstamp in red. Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 9a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Bangalore HG 9a mark on this cover?

The census grades Bangalore HG 9a as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.

COV-4000

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Bangalore HG 9a handstruck folded letter (COV-4000) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bangalore HG 9a, back (COV-4000) — back

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Description

Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 9a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Bangalore pre stamp cover

COV-4000 is a Bangalore pre stamp cover bearing the Bangalore HG 9a 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 9a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4000 are recorded (front, back); the Bangalore HG 9a mark itself is recorded in use 1855.

Questions about COV-4000

What is COV-4000?: COV-4000 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bangalore, Madras Presidency, bearing the Bangalore HG 9a handstamp in red. Postal cover from bangalore (madras), bearing HG 9a handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Bangalore HG 9a mark on this cover?: The census grades Bangalore HG 9a as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bangalore HG 9a handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.