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Date
19 October 1835
Description
The cover below, dated 1835, shows a further stamp KEDGREE/POST OFFICE with the same spelling, but without a surrounding oval frame, and it appears to be in rather a worn state, as though it had been in use for some years. Perhaps i this was issued soon after 1829, the last known date d'its predecessor. This cover was despatched from Calcutta under the stamp "G. P.O./OCTr/Pt. Pd" the postage of 3 annas having been prepaid to Kedgree. On arrival at the latter place the KEDGREE POST OFFICE mark was applied as a receipt stamp.
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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 1handstampBlack1817–1821
- Kedgeree HG 2handstampBlack1821–1827
- Kedgeree HG 3handstampBlack1828–1833
- Kedgeree HG 5handstampBlack1837–1842
- Kedgeree HG 6handstampBlack1846–1851
- Kedgeree HG 7handstampBlack1838–1848
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About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover
COV-4270 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 19 October 1835 bearing the Kedgeree HG 4 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?
The cover below, dated 1835, shows a further stamp KEDGREE/POST OFFICE with the same spelling, but without a surrounding oval frame, and it appears to be in rather a worn state, as though it had been in use for some years. Perhaps i this was issued soon after 1829, the last known date d'its predecessor. This cover was despatched from Calcutta under the stamp "G. P.O./OCTr/Pt. Pd" the postage of 3 annas having been prepaid to Kedgree. On arrival at the latter place the KEDGREE POST OFFICE mark was applied as a receipt stamp.
3 images of COV-4270 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Kedgeree HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1835–1836.
Questions about COV-4270
- What is COV-4270?
- COV-4270 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 19 October 1835, bearing the Kedgeree HG 4 handstamp in black. The cover below, dated 1835, shows a further stamp KEDGREE/POST OFFICE with the same spelling, but without a surrounding oval frame, and it appears to be in rather a worn state, as though it had been in use for some years. Perhaps i this was issued soon after 1829, the last known date d'its predecessor. This cover was despatched from Calcutta under the stamp "G. P.O./OCTr/Pt. Pd" the postage of 3 annas having been prepaid to Kedgree. On arrival at the latter place the KEDGREE POST OFFICE mark was applied as a receipt stamp.
- How scarce is the Kedgeree HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kedgeree HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835–1836.
- When was COV-4270 posted?
- COV-4270 is dated 19 October 1835, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree HG 4 (1835–1836).
About this record
This 19 October 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.