COV-1866
11 December 1840 Kedgeree HG 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
11 December 1840
Description
Kedgeree: 1840 (11 Dec.) entire letter from Calcutta to Kedgeree, the reverse showing very fine strike of the unframed oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" datestamp (HG 5) completed in manuscript, red framed "CALCUTTA/Paid" adjacent; light enclosure bend crosses strike, otherwise fine. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 3handstampBlack1828–1832
- Kedgeree HG 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- 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 11 December 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 124.