COV-2140 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1844, bearing the Kedgeree HG 7A handstamp in red. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7A handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Kedgeree HG 7A mark on this cover?

The census grades Kedgeree HG 7A as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844.

When was COV-2140 posted?

COV-2140 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree HG 7A (1844).

COV-2140

1844 Kedgeree Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1844, Kedgeree HG 7A handstruck folded letter (COV-2140) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Kedgeree HG 7A, front (COV-2140) — front

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Date

1844

Description

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7A handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Kedgeree

14 marks

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About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover

COV-2140 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 1844 bearing the Kedgeree HG 7A handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kedgeree postal history — the office known today as Khejuri, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7A handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Private

4 images of COV-2140 are recorded (front); the Kedgeree HG 7A mark itself is recorded in use 1844.

Questions about COV-2140

What is COV-2140?: COV-2140 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1844, bearing the Kedgeree HG 7A handstamp in red. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing HG 7A handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Kedgeree HG 7A mark on this cover?: The census grades Kedgeree HG 7A as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844.
What is the provenance of COV-2140?: Private
When was COV-2140 posted?: COV-2140 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree HG 7A (1844).

About this record

This 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree HG 7A handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.