COV-3815
23 November 1841 Bellary Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
23 November 1841
Description
Entire posted from Bellary to London overland per Bombay and Falmouth with "Bellary / 1841 November 23/ Paid" All India type handstamp in red color with 4 annas postage paid to Bombay along with oval India handstamp in red.
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 1handstampBlack1806–1821
- Bellary HG 2handstampBlack1813
- Bellary HG 3handstampBlack1826–1832
- Bellary HG 4handstampRed1828–1837
- Bellary HG 5handstampBlack1836
- Bellary HG 6handstampRed1837–1839
+6 more at this office.View all Bellary marks and postal history →
About this Bellary pre stamp cover
COV-3815 is a Bellary pre stamp cover of 23 November 1841 bearing the Bellary HG 9 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bellary postal history — the office known today as Ballari, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Bellary to London overland per Bombay and Falmouth with "Bellary / 1841 November 23/ Paid" All India type handstamp in red color with 4 annas postage paid to Bombay along with oval India handstamp in red.
1 image of COV-3815 is recorded (front); the Bellary HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1856.
Questions about COV-3815
- What is COV-3815?
- COV-3815 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bellary, Madras Presidency of 23 November 1841, bearing the Bellary HG 9 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Bellary to London overland per Bombay and Falmouth with "Bellary / 1841 November 23/ Paid" All India type handstamp in red color with 4 annas postage paid to Bombay along with oval India handstamp in red.
- How scarce is the Bellary HG 9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bellary HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1856.
- When was COV-3815 posted?
- COV-3815 is dated 23 November 1841, within the recorded period of use of Bellary HG 9 (1841–1856).
About this record
This 23 November 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary HG 9 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.