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Date
July 1820
Description
Kedgeree: 1820 [u1y) entire letter (some splitting repaired with archivaltape) to.CalcYtJi l]?_Yi g the very scarce b&ed script "iedguee/Ship Letter') in sepii 6tC Sli good strike for this h.s. and boxed "In1'P"'/Ship D"' arrival h.s. (HG SRS).
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Dr. Soli Contractor
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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-1078 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of July 1820 bearing the Kedgeree S1 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?
Kedgeree: 1820 [u1y) entire letter (some splitting repaired with archivaltape) to.CalcYtJi l]?_Yi g the very scarce b&ed script "iedguee/Ship Letter') in sepii 6tC Sli good strike for this h.s. and boxed "In1'P"'/Ship D"' arrival h.s. (HG SRS).
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 110.
5 images of COV-1078 are recorded (front); the Kedgeree S1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1822.
Questions about COV-1078
- What is COV-1078?
- COV-1078 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of July 1820, bearing the Kedgeree S1 handstamp in black. Kedgeree: 1820 [u1y) entire letter (some splitting repaired with archivaltape) to.CalcYtJi l]?_Yi g the very scarce b&ed script "iedguee/Ship Letter') in sepii 6tC Sli good strike for this h.s. and boxed "In1'P"'/Ship D"' arrival h.s. (HG SRS).
- How scarce is the Kedgeree S1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kedgeree S1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1822.
- What is the provenance of COV-1078?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 110.
- When was COV-1078 posted?
- COV-1078 is dated July 1820, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S1 (1815–1822).
About this record
This July 1820 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree S1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 110.