COV-4856
10 September 1819 Kedgeree S1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
10 September 1819
Description
Mail destined for Calcutta or the Bengal Presidency arriving by sea was carried up the Hoogly tiver and landed at the first Landfall before Calcutta, namely Kedgeree and the mail was then ent to Calcutta by Dawk runner, small boat or horse. This ensured a more speedy delivery. The irst handstamps were used in 1817 and the first stamp lasted until 1820. The entire below was lespatched from Inverness on the 10* September 1819 addressed to William Frazer, Assistant o the Resident, Delhi, care of James Frazer, Calcutta, and landed at Kedgeree where the Kedgeree Ship Letter" was applied. The letter was then sent to Calcutta where the Calcutta jen Post Office stamp (HG G3) in use from 1815 to 1822 was applied together with the Ship etter Stamp (HG SR6) in use until 1821. The date appears to be March 1821. Transit time 6 nonths.
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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-4856 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 10 September 1819 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?
Mail destined for Calcutta or the Bengal Presidency arriving by sea was carried up the Hoogly tiver and landed at the first Landfall before Calcutta, namely Kedgeree and the mail was then ent to Calcutta by Dawk runner, small boat or horse. This ensured a more speedy delivery. The irst handstamps were used in 1817 and the first stamp lasted until 1820. The entire below was lespatched from Inverness on the 10* September 1819 addressed to William Frazer, Assistant o the Resident, Delhi, care of James Frazer, Calcutta, and landed at Kedgeree where the Kedgeree Ship Letter" was applied. The letter was then sent to Calcutta where the Calcutta jen Post Office stamp (HG G3) in use from 1815 to 1822 was applied together with the Ship etter Stamp (HG SR6) in use until 1821. The date appears to be March 1821. Transit time 6 nonths.
2 images of COV-4856 are recorded (front, back); the Kedgeree S1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1822.
Questions about COV-4856
- What is COV-4856?
- COV-4856 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 10 September 1819, bearing the Kedgeree S1 handstamp in black. Mail destined for Calcutta or the Bengal Presidency arriving by sea was carried up the Hoogly tiver and landed at the first Landfall before Calcutta, namely Kedgeree and the mail was then ent to Calcutta by Dawk runner, small boat or horse. This ensured a more speedy delivery. The irst handstamps were used in 1817 and the first stamp lasted until 1820. The entire below was lespatched from Inverness on the 10* September 1819 addressed to William Frazer, Assistant o the Resident, Delhi, care of James Frazer, Calcutta, and landed at Kedgeree where the Kedgeree Ship Letter" was applied. The letter was then sent to Calcutta where the Calcutta jen Post Office stamp (HG G3) in use from 1815 to 1822 was applied together with the Ship etter Stamp (HG SR6) in use until 1821. The date appears to be March 1821. Transit time 6 nonths.
- 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.
- When was COV-4856 posted?
- COV-4856 is dated 10 September 1819, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S1 (1815–1822).
About this record
This 10 September 1819 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.