Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils
Date
1855
Description
India 1854 1/2a Lithograph, SG2 vertical pair, Die I on cover from Bellary to Madras
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 4handstampRed1828–1837
- Bellary HG 5handstampBlack1836
- Bellary HG 6handstampRed1837–1839
- Bellary HG 7handstampBlack1840-56
- Bellary HG 8handstampRed1849
- Bellary HG 10handstampBlack1842–1858
- Bellary HG 10ahandstampBlack1853
- Bellary HG 11handstampRed1838–1849
- Bellary MN 1manuscript1832
About this record
This 1855 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 239, lot 0053, (2025).