COV-2869
5 May 1845 Kedgeree HG 7 Cover
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Date
5 May 1845
Description
1845 Off-Mud Point–Calcutta/Kolkata letter, written on board of SS Plymouth, off-Mud Point in Ghoramara Island of Sagar delta region of the mouth of river Ganga, offloaded and posted at Kedgeree/Khejuri at Western bank, opposite to Mud Point, from where it was sent to Calcutta/Kolkata by faster mail sloops. The letter has Giles 7 Bearing rectangular dispatch mark dt. 5 May 45 of Kedgeree/Khejuri, indicating 2A due for single letter from Kedgeree/Khejuri to Calcutta/Kolkata, Giles G14 (ex-CG21)/Lowe HS431 bipartite rectangular G.P.O. receipt mark dt. 1845 May. 5 in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, apparently delivered on the next day. The letter was written by an American John S Parker to opium trader Rajkrishna Mitra.
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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 1handstampBlack1817–1820
- Kedgeree HG 2handstampBlack1821–1827
- Kedgeree HG 3handstampBlack1828–1833
- Kedgeree HG 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Kedgeree HG 5handstampBlack1837–1842
- Kedgeree HG 6handstampBlack1846
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About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover
COV-2869 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 5 May 1845 bearing the Kedgeree HG 7 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?
1845 Off-Mud Point–Calcutta/Kolkata letter, written on board of SS Plymouth, off-Mud Point in Ghoramara Island of Sagar delta region of the mouth of river Ganga, offloaded and posted at Kedgeree/Khejuri at Western bank, opposite to Mud Point, from where it was sent to Calcutta/Kolkata by faster mail sloops. The letter has Giles 7 Bearing rectangular dispatch mark dt. 5 May 45 of Kedgeree/Khejuri, indicating 2A due for single letter from Kedgeree/Khejuri to Calcutta/Kolkata, Giles G14 (ex-CG21)/Lowe HS431 bipartite rectangular G.P.O. receipt mark dt. 1845 May. 5 in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, apparently delivered on the next day. The letter was written by an American John S Parker to opium trader Rajkrishna Mitra.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2869 are recorded; the Kedgeree HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1848.
Questions about COV-2869
- What is COV-2869?
- COV-2869 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 5 May 1845, bearing the Kedgeree HG 7 handstamp in black. 1845 Off-Mud Point–Calcutta/Kolkata letter, written on board of SS Plymouth, off-Mud Point in Ghoramara Island of Sagar delta region of the mouth of river Ganga, offloaded and posted at Kedgeree/Khejuri at Western bank, opposite to Mud Point, from where it was sent to Calcutta/Kolkata by faster mail sloops. The letter has Giles 7 Bearing rectangular dispatch mark dt. 5 May 45 of Kedgeree/Khejuri, indicating 2A due for single letter from Kedgeree/Khejuri to Calcutta/Kolkata, Giles G14 (ex-CG21)/Lowe HS431 bipartite rectangular G.P.O. receipt mark dt. 1845 May. 5 in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, apparently delivered on the next day. The letter was written by an American John S Parker to opium trader Rajkrishna Mitra.
- How scarce is the Kedgeree HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kedgeree HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-2869?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2869 posted?
- COV-2869 is dated 5 May 1845, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree HG 7 (1838–1848).
About this record
This 5 May 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.