COV-2197
3 December 1833 Bellary HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
3 December 1833
Description
BELLARY/BERHAMPORE - FRAMED “POST PAID” MARKS IN RED OR BLACK ON INDIA LETTERS; Fine 3 Dec. 1833 EL to Scotland with v. fine framed red “BELLARY/POST PAID” (HG4) nicely placed on the front and v. fine large double-oval Madras S Lre d.s. on the top flap beside a boxed “INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH”; plus 19/20 Aug. 1820 EL to Devon with v. fine oval-framed “BERHAMPORE/Post Paid” (HG3; early type - just touched by closed seal tear) nicely placed on the top flap with a partial boxed ?Margate India Letter on the front. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 31.
Auction
Manning, Lot 95, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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 1handstampBlack1806–1817
- Bellary HG 2handstampBlack1813
- Bellary HG 3handstampBlack1826–1832
- Bellary HG 5handstampBlack1836
- Bellary HG 6handstampRed1837–1839
- Bellary HG 7handstampBlack1840-56
- Bellary HG 8handstampRed1849
- Bellary HG 9handstampRed1841–1856
- Bellary HG 10handstampBlack1842–1858
- Bellary HG 10ahandstampBlack1853
- Bellary HG 11handstampRed1838–1849
- Bellary MN 1manuscript1832
About this record
This 3 December 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 95, (Sept. 2015).