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Date
1832
Description
Rare entire posted from Kedgeree to Calcutta with scare oval "Kedgeree/ Post Office" HG3 handstamp in black in 1832 along with Calcutta GPO bearing postage handstamp of two 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 1handstampBlack1817–1821
- Kedgeree HG 2handstampBlack1821–1827
- 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-4072 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 1832 bearing the Kedgeree HG 3 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?
Rare entire posted from Kedgeree to Calcutta with scare oval "Kedgeree/ Post Office" HG3 handstamp in black in 1832 along with Calcutta GPO bearing postage handstamp of two annas.
1 image of COV-4072 is recorded (front); the Kedgeree HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1833.
Questions about COV-4072
- What is COV-4072?
- COV-4072 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1832, bearing the Kedgeree HG 3 handstamp in black. Rare entire posted from Kedgeree to Calcutta with scare oval "Kedgeree/ Post Office" HG3 handstamp in black in 1832 along with Calcutta GPO bearing postage handstamp of two annas.
- How scarce is the Kedgeree HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kedgeree HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1833.
- When was COV-4072 posted?
- COV-4072 is dated 1832, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree HG 3 (1828–1833).
About this record
This 1832 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.