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Date
20 September 1832
Description
Entire posted from Bellary to Guernsey with manuscript at Bellary indicating "PostPaid 11 Annas to Madras" which included both inland and Ship postage. SD11 "Outstation Madras ShipLetter" in black was applied on 20th September 1832. On arrival at London on 22nd April 1833 Maritime handstamp of "India Letter Fowey" applied in red along with other London transit marks.
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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
+6 more at this office.View all Bellary marks and postal history →
About this Bellary pre stamp cover
COV-3474 is a Bellary pre stamp cover of 20 September 1832 bearing the Bellary MN 1 manuscript marking, 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 Guernsey with manuscript at Bellary indicating "PostPaid 11 Annas to Madras" which included both inland and Ship postage. SD11 "Outstation Madras ShipLetter" in black was applied on 20th September 1832. On arrival at London on 22nd April 1833 Maritime handstamp of "India Letter Fowey" applied in red along with other London transit marks.
1 image of COV-3474 is recorded (front); the Bellary MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1832.
Questions about COV-3474
- What is COV-3474?
- COV-3474 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bellary, Madras Presidency of 20 September 1832, bearing the Bellary MN 1 manuscript marking. Entire posted from Bellary to Guernsey with manuscript at Bellary indicating "PostPaid 11 Annas to Madras" which included both inland and Ship postage. SD11 "Outstation Madras ShipLetter" in black was applied on 20th September 1832. On arrival at London on 22nd April 1833 Maritime handstamp of "India Letter Fowey" applied in red along with other London transit marks.
- How scarce is the Bellary MN 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bellary MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832.
- When was COV-3474 posted?
- COV-3474 is dated 20 September 1832, within the recorded period of use of Bellary MN 1 (1832).
About this record
This 20 September 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bellary MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.