How scarce is the Bellary HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bellary HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836.

When was COV-2049 posted?

COV-2049 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Bellary HG 5 (1836).

COV-2049

1836 Bellary Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1836, Bellary HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-2049)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

1836

Description

Ballary: 1836-56 entires or envelopes (4) and large piece, one of the entires with very fine strike of the unframed "BELLARY/POST FREE" (HG 5), the other items variously showing framed or oval types HG 9-11 (one being a framed "BELLARY/Bearing" unrecorded type); fair to fine. Photo for first.

Auction

Spink

Lot 318, (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-2049 is a Bellary pre stamp cover of 1836 bearing the Bellary HG 5 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 318 (Oct. 2000).

1 image of COV-2049 is recorded; the Bellary HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1836.

Questions about COV-2049

What is COV-2049?: COV-2049 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bellary, Madras Presidency of 1836, bearing the Bellary HG 5 handstamp in black. Ballary: 1836-56 entires or envelopes (4) and large piece, one of the entires with very fine strike of the unframed "BELLARY/POST FREE" (HG 5), the other items variously showing framed or oval types HG 9-11 (one being a framed "BELLARY/Bearing" unrecorded type); fair to fine. Photo for first.
How scarce is the Bellary HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bellary HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836.
What is the provenance of COV-2049?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 318 (Oct. 2000).
When was COV-2049 posted?: COV-2049 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Bellary HG 5 (1836).

About this record

This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 318, (Oct. 2000).