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Date
1822
Description
1822 Entire letter written from "EAST INDIA COMPANY SHIP DUCHESS OF ATHOLL LEAVING BENGAL ON HER VOYAGE TO PENANG + CHINA". WE HAVE 38 IN THE SICK BAY + HAVE LOST 3 MEN WITH THE CHOLERA MORBUS". "OUR SURGEON WE ARE AFRAID IS ON HIS DEATH BED". Added to on Monday, 16 September "WE WERE DETAINED ON ACCOUNT OF SOME BLUNDERS OF THE PURSER WITH SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO SOME PAPERS. HOWEVER WE HAVE GOT A FAIR BREEZE + SHALL GO AWAY TODAY. THE POOR DOCTOR DIED, YOUR BROTHER HENRY ISAACSON". 2 Calcutta G.P.O. marks. Also an oval mark with manuscript date of the 17th,(Kedgeree ?).
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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 1handstampBlack1817–1820
- Kedgeree HG 3handstampBlack1828–1833
- Kedgeree HG 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Kedgeree HG 5handstampBlack1837–1842
- Kedgeree HG 6handstampBlack1846
- Kedgeree HG 7handstampBlack1838–1848
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About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover
COV-4747 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 1822 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?
1822 Entire letter written from "EAST INDIA COMPANY SHIP DUCHESS OF ATHOLL LEAVING BENGAL ON HER VOYAGE TO PENANG + CHINA". WE HAVE 38 IN THE SICK BAY + HAVE LOST 3 MEN WITH THE CHOLERA MORBUS". "OUR SURGEON WE ARE AFRAID IS ON HIS DEATH BED". Added to on Monday, 16 September "WE WERE DETAINED ON ACCOUNT OF SOME BLUNDERS OF THE PURSER WITH SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO SOME PAPERS. HOWEVER WE HAVE GOT A FAIR BREEZE + SHALL GO AWAY TODAY. THE POOR DOCTOR DIED, YOUR BROTHER HENRY ISAACSON". 2 Calcutta G.P.O. marks. Also an oval mark with manuscript date of the 17th,(Kedgeree ?).
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4747 are recorded (front, back); the Kedgeree HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1827.
Questions about COV-4747
- What is COV-4747?
- COV-4747 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1822, bearing the Kedgeree HG 2 handstamp in black. 1822 Entire letter written from "EAST INDIA COMPANY SHIP DUCHESS OF ATHOLL LEAVING BENGAL ON HER VOYAGE TO PENANG + CHINA". WE HAVE 38 IN THE SICK BAY + HAVE LOST 3 MEN WITH THE CHOLERA MORBUS". "OUR SURGEON WE ARE AFRAID IS ON HIS DEATH BED". Added to on Monday, 16 September "WE WERE DETAINED ON ACCOUNT OF SOME BLUNDERS OF THE PURSER WITH SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO SOME PAPERS. HOWEVER WE HAVE GOT A FAIR BREEZE + SHALL GO AWAY TODAY. THE POOR DOCTOR DIED, YOUR BROTHER HENRY ISAACSON". 2 Calcutta G.P.O. marks. Also an oval mark with manuscript date of the 17th,(Kedgeree ?).
- 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-4747?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4747 posted?
- COV-4747 is dated 1822, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree HG 2 (1821–1827).
About this record
This 1822 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.