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.
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 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.