Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
3 December 1833
Description
Entire posted from Bellary to North Britain with capsule "Bellary / Post Paid" HG4 hanc stamp in red along with "Out Station/ Madras / 7 Dec 7 / 1833/ Ship Letter" SD11 Madras handstamp in black color along with martime " India Letter Plymouth" handstamp in black posted on 3rd December 1833 with 11 annas inland postage paid.
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 9handstampRed1841–1855
- 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.