COV-1450 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Kedgeree S2 handstamp in black. 1824 KEDGREE POST OFFICE SHIPLETTER HG S2 on folded letter to Calcutta, ship letter receipt stamp of Calcutta HG SR9 and receipt stamp of Calcutta GPO HG G5

How scarce is the Kedgeree S2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Kedgeree S2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822-28.

When was COV-1450 posted?

COV-1450 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S2 (1822-28).

COV-1450

1824 Kedgeree Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1824, Kedgeree S2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1450)

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Date

1824

Description

1824 KEDGREE POST OFFICE SHIPLETTER HG S2 on folded letter to Calcutta, ship letter receipt stamp of Calcutta HG SR9 and receipt stamp of Calcutta GPO HG G5

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 37

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Other recorded marks at Kedgeree

14 marks

14 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.

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About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover

COV-1450 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 1824 bearing the Kedgeree S2 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?

1824 KEDGREE POST OFFICE SHIPLETTER HG S2 on folded letter to Calcutta, ship letter receipt stamp of Calcutta HG SR9 and receipt stamp of Calcutta GPO HG G5

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 37.

1 image of COV-1450 is recorded; the Kedgeree S2 mark itself is recorded in use 1822-28.

Questions about COV-1450

What is COV-1450?: COV-1450 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Kedgeree S2 handstamp in black. 1824 KEDGREE POST OFFICE SHIPLETTER HG S2 on folded letter to Calcutta, ship letter receipt stamp of Calcutta HG SR9 and receipt stamp of Calcutta GPO HG G5
How scarce is the Kedgeree S2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kedgeree S2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822-28.
What is the provenance of COV-1450?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 37.
When was COV-1450 posted?: COV-1450 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S2 (1822-28).

About this record

This 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree S2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 37.