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Date
1823
Description
India, Kedgeree, 1823, "KEDGREE/POST OFFICE" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in transit with manuscript "13 Dec" date marking on 1823 folded letter from Calcutta, Calcutta "G.P.O./Decr/PtPd" oval despatch handstamp (Giles 10) with manuscript "12" date and "5" (annas) rate, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10064, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 1handstampBlack1817–1820
- 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 1823 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10064.