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Date
1815
Description
INDIA, Ballary, 1815, "Post Paid/Ballary" Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete and strong strike of red oval handstamp on folded letter with manuscript Mar. 27, 1815 despatch, addressed to Mrs. de Havilland in Bangalore, postage paid noted as "4½f", cover with ink erosion and some tape repairing splits, otherwise a Fine strike, noted as very scarce by Giles
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6002
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bellary
12 marks12 other pre-1854 postal markings of Bellary are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Bellary HG 2handstampBlack1813
- Bellary HG 3handstampBlack1826–1832
- Bellary HG 4handstampRed1828–1837
- Bellary HG 5handstampBlack1836
- Bellary HG 6handstampRed1837–1839
- Bellary HG 7handstampBlack1840–1856
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About this Bellary pre stamp cover
COV-73 is a Bellary pre stamp cover of 1815 bearing the Bellary HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bellary postal history — the office known today as Ballari, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, Ballary, 1815, "Post Paid/Ballary" Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete and strong strike of red oval handstamp on folded letter with manuscript Mar. 27, 1815 despatch, addressed to Mrs. de Havilland in Bangalore, postage paid noted as "4½f", cover with ink erosion and some tape repairing splits, otherwise a Fine strike, noted as very scarce by Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6002.
2 images of COV-73 are recorded (front, back); the Bellary HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1806–1821.
Questions about COV-73
- What is COV-73?
- COV-73 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bellary, Madras Presidency of 1815, bearing the Bellary HG 1 handstamp in black. INDIA, Ballary, 1815, "Post Paid/Ballary" Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete and strong strike of red oval handstamp on folded letter with manuscript Mar. 27, 1815 despatch, addressed to Mrs. de Havilland in Bangalore, postage paid noted as "4½f", cover with ink erosion and some tape repairing splits, otherwise a Fine strike, noted as very scarce by Giles
- How scarce is the Bellary HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bellary HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1806–1821.
- What is the provenance of COV-73?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6002.
- When was COV-73 posted?
- COV-73 is dated 1815, within the recorded period of use of Bellary HG 1 (1806–1821).
About this record
This 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6002.