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Date
20 March 1839
Description
India 1839 Bellary (Giles Type 6) Cover to Brighton, UK with 9as Paid Marking, Forwarded through Bombay. Features Red Boxed 'PAID' and Interesting Historical Letter Contents.
Auction
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 4handstampRed1828-37
- Bellary HG 5handstampBlack1836
- 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 20 March 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 478, lot 0100, (2026).