How scarce is the Bellary HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bellary HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813.

When was COV-2050 posted?

COV-2050 is dated 1813, within the recorded period of use of Bellary HG 2 (1813).

COV-2050

1813 Bellary Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1813, Bellary HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2050) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bellary HG 2, scan 2 (COV-2050)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

1813

Description

Ballary: 1813 entire to Mysore, the reverse with fine strike of the oval "POST FREE/BALLARY" (HG 2) just across join; light toning, otherwise fine. Stated to be the only known example. Also 1807 (5 June) entire letter to Scotland with strike of the oval "POST PAID/BALLARY" (HG 1) on reverse crossed out in ink. Photo for first.

Auction

Spink

Lot 317, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Bellary

12 marks

12 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.

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About this Bellary pre stamp cover

COV-2050 is a Bellary pre stamp cover of 1813 bearing the Bellary HG 2 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 317 (Oct. 2000).

2 images of COV-2050 are recorded (front); the Bellary HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1813.

Questions about COV-2050

What is COV-2050?: COV-2050 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bellary, Madras Presidency of 1813, bearing the Bellary HG 2 handstamp in black. Ballary: 1813 entire to Mysore, the reverse with fine strike of the oval "POST FREE/BALLARY" (HG 2) just across join; light toning, otherwise fine. Stated to be the only known example. Also 1807 (5 June) entire letter to Scotland with strike of the oval "POST PAID/BALLARY" (HG 1) on reverse crossed out in ink. Photo for first.
How scarce is the Bellary HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bellary HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813.
What is the provenance of COV-2050?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 317 (Oct. 2000).
When was COV-2050 posted?: COV-2050 is dated 1813, within the recorded period of use of Bellary HG 2 (1813).

About this record

This 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 317, (Oct. 2000).