Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Description
This handstamp was used during 1822 to 1827. No postage was paid at KEDGREE and on arrival at the CALCUTTA G.P.O. the cover was stamped in black with the receipt mark "G.P.O. / AUG'/ Bg Pg" and the rate of postage due was added in manuscript as 5 annas.
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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-4185 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?
This handstamp was used during 1822 to 1827. No postage was paid at KEDGREE and on arrival at the CALCUTTA G.P.O. the cover was stamped in black with the receipt mark "G.P.O. / AUG'/ Bg Pg" and the rate of postage due was added in manuscript as 5 annas.
1 image of COV-4185 is recorded (front); the Kedgeree HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1827.
Questions about COV-4185
- What is COV-4185?
- COV-4185 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Kedgeree HG 2 handstamp in black. This handstamp was used during 1822 to 1827. No postage was paid at KEDGREE and on arrival at the CALCUTTA G.P.O. the cover was stamped in black with the receipt mark "G.P.O. / AUG'/ Bg Pg" and the rate of postage due was added in manuscript as 5 annas.
- 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.
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.