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Date
13 October 1822
Description
India, Kedgeree, 1822, "Kedgeree/Ship Letter" Framed Script Handstamp (Giles S1). Faint but legible strike on back of folded letter datelined "Ship Dorothy, 13th Oct. 1822" , addressed to Calcutta, "Inld Ptge/Ship Do" rate handstamp (Giles SR9a), red Calcutta arrival backstamp, cover with slight overall soiling and very minor splitting along internal folds, still Fine and scarce
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10066, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 1handstampBlack1817–1821
- 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-257 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 13 October 1822 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?
India, Kedgeree, 1822, "Kedgeree/Ship Letter" Framed Script Handstamp (Giles S1). Faint but legible strike on back of folded letter datelined "Ship Dorothy, 13th Oct. 1822" , addressed to Calcutta, "Inld Ptge/Ship Do" rate handstamp (Giles SR9a), red Calcutta arrival backstamp, cover with slight overall soiling and very minor splitting along internal folds, still Fine and scarce
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10066.
2 images of COV-257 are recorded (front, back); the Kedgeree S1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1822.
Questions about COV-257
- What is COV-257?
- COV-257 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 13 October 1822, bearing the Kedgeree S1 handstamp in black. India, Kedgeree, 1822, "Kedgeree/Ship Letter" Framed Script Handstamp (Giles S1). Faint but legible strike on back of folded letter datelined "Ship Dorothy, 13th Oct. 1822" , addressed to Calcutta, "Inld Ptge/Ship Do" rate handstamp (Giles SR9a), red Calcutta arrival backstamp, cover with slight overall soiling and very minor splitting along internal folds, still Fine and scarce
- 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-257?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10066.
- When was COV-257 posted?
- COV-257 is dated 13 October 1822, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S1 (1815–1822).
About this record
This 13 October 1822 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10066.