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Date
1827
Description
Chandernagor 1827 (Feb 9): Entire letter from Kedgree on the Hooghly River to Chandernagor from a ship's Captain awaiting favourable winds to sail, struck on reverse with fine oval "KEDGREE / POST OFFICE" handstamp (Feb 13) in black (Hammond Hiles type 2), oval "G.P.O. / Pt. Pad." handstamp in black (Feb 14) and framed "CALCUTTA / G.P.O. / in red and rated at "5" annas in manuscript. A fine and appealing entire.
Auction
Auction 291-297, Lot 521
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 1827 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 Corinphila Auctions, Auction 291-297, lot 521.