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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 1handstampBlack1817–1821
- Kedgeree HG 3handstampBlack1828–1833
- Kedgeree HG 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Kedgeree HG 5handstampBlack1837–1842
- Kedgeree HG 6handstampBlack1846–1851
- Kedgeree HG 7handstampBlack1838–1848
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About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover
COV-1168 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover bearing the Kedgeree HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Kedgeree postal history — the office known today as Khejuri, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Kedgeree HG 2 in red on cover
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 2 lot 9.
1 image of COV-1168 is recorded; the Kedgeree HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1827.
Questions about COV-1168
- What is COV-1168?
- COV-1168 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Kedgeree HG 2 handstamp in black. Kedgeree HG 2 in red on cover
- How scarce is the Kedgeree HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kedgeree HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1827.
- What is the provenance of COV-1168?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 2 lot 9.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 2, lot 9.