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Date
1853
Description
1847/54: Embossed 10 d. brown and 1 s. green used on Nov. 1853 cover from Brighton to a military address in Bellary, India, endorsed "via Marseille", both cut square but touching design, 1 s. with clipped corner at top right, each cancelled by clear black "132" numeral obliterator with Brighton (Nov. 23) and Bellary arrival on reverse. An interesting cover.
Auction
Corinphila Auktion, Lot 2518A
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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 1handstampBlack1806–1821
- Bellary HG 2handstampBlack1813
- Bellary HG 3handstampBlack1826–1832
- Bellary HG 4handstampRed1828–1837
- Bellary HG 5handstampBlack1836
- Bellary HG 6handstampRed1837–1839
+6 more at this office.View all Bellary marks and postal history →
About this Bellary pre stamp cover
COV-5755 is a Bellary pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Bellary HG 10 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?
1847/54: Embossed 10 d. brown and 1 s. green used on Nov. 1853 cover from Brighton to a military address in Bellary, India, endorsed "via Marseille", both cut square but touching design, 1 s. with clipped corner at top right, each cancelled by clear black "132" numeral obliterator with Brighton (Nov. 23) and Bellary arrival on reverse. An interesting cover.
Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Corinphila Auktion lot 2518A.
2 images of COV-5755 are recorded; the Bellary HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1858.
Questions about COV-5755
- What is COV-5755?
- COV-5755 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bellary, Madras Presidency of 1853, bearing the Bellary HG 10 handstamp in black. 1847/54: Embossed 10 d. brown and 1 s. green used on Nov. 1853 cover from Brighton to a military address in Bellary, India, endorsed "via Marseille", both cut square but touching design, 1 s. with clipped corner at top right, each cancelled by clear black "132" numeral obliterator with Brighton (Nov. 23) and Bellary arrival on reverse. An interesting cover.
- How scarce is the Bellary HG 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bellary HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-5755?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Corinphila Auktion lot 2518A.
- When was COV-5755 posted?
- COV-5755 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Bellary HG 10 (1842–1858).
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary HG 10 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Corinphila Auctions, Corinphila Auktion, lot 2518A.