COV-1082
28 March 1829 Kedgeree HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
28 March 1829
Description
Kedgeree: 1829 (28 March) entire letter headed "On board the H.C.C. ship Abberton" to Calcutta, posted at Kedgeree and showing a fine strike of the scarce oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" with day and month in manuscript (HG 3) and oval "G.P.O./MAR/Bg. Pg." (HG 16a) struck on arrival.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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 2handstampBlack1821–1827
- 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 28 March 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 113.