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Date
28 March 1817
Description
Spink - Kedgeree: 1817 (c.) Official entire (climatic toning and a few small tears) to Batavia "pr. Baroness Vander Capellen" showing a fine strike of the scarce double oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" (HG 1). Cavendish - KEDGEREE/BOMBAY - COVERS TO DUTCH EAST INDIES OR TO HONG KONG; 28 Mar. [1817; pencil notes] E (toned) to Batavia “Pr [Ship] Baroness Van der Capellen” with v. fine double-oval “KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE” (HG1; first year of usage) nicely placed on the lower flap; plus 16/18 Aug. 1851 EL from Bombay to Hong Kong “[Per Ship] Pekin” with a very fine red encircled “BOMBAY/B.P.P/PAID. [1/-]” (HG SD10; “Scarce”) on the front and a mainly fine “HONG KONG” c.d.s. (10 Sept.) on the top flap. Scarce pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
Auction
Manning, Lot 111, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kedgeree
14 marks14 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kedgeree are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Kedgeree HG 2handstampBlack1821–1827
- Kedgeree HG 3handstampBlack1828–1832
- Kedgeree HG 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Kedgeree HG 5handstampBlack1837–1842
- Kedgeree HG 6handstampBlack1846
- Kedgeree HG 7handstampBlack1838–1848
- Kedgeree HG 7AhandstampRed1844
- Kedgeree HG 7BhandstampBlack1854
- Kedgeree HG 8handstampBlack1857–1858
- Kedgeree S1handstampBlack1815–1822
- Kedgeree S2handstampBlack1822-28
- Kedgeree S3handstampBlack1828-39
- Kedgeree S4handstampBlack1836–1846
- Kedgeree S5handstampBlack1855-57
About this record
This 28 March 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Contractor, lot 109, (Dec. 1999); Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 111, (Sept. 2015).