COV-4184
24 July 1846 Kedgeree Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
24 July 1846
Description
The handstamp: Black colour box, "KEDGEREE/ BEARING" has 4"E" sin it.
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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 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Kedgeree HG 5handstampBlack1837–1842
- Kedgeree HG 6handstampBlack1846–1851
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About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover
COV-4184 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 24 July 1846 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?
The handstamp: Black colour box, "KEDGEREE/ BEARING" has 4"E" sin it.
1 image of COV-4184 is recorded (front); the Kedgeree HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1848.
Questions about COV-4184
- What is COV-4184?
- COV-4184 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 24 July 1846, bearing the Kedgeree HG 7 handstamp in black. The handstamp: Black colour box, "KEDGEREE/ BEARING" has 4"E" sin it.
- 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.
- When was COV-4184 posted?
- COV-4184 is dated 24 July 1846, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree HG 7 (1838–1848).
About this record
This 24 July 1846 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 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded.