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Date
1826
Description
1826 London – Calcutta – Jubblepore entire privately carried to India via Cape route & directly posted at the ship, sender's directive "Per Frances/Capt: Robert Heard", that's why no British handstamp or postage applied. Offloaded at Kedgree & there Giles S2 "KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" transit mark applied, sent to an agent at Calcutta. At Calcutta GPO, Giles SR9a "Inld Ptg/Ship Do" & rate 7A comprising 5A inland to Calcutta from Kedgree & 2A inward ship postage, and Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/29 NO 28/1826" receipt applied. The agent paid the bearing 7A & redirected the letter to Jubblepore. For that, Giles 15 "G.P.O./NOVr 3/Pt Pd 13" despatch mark, date "28 Novr." & rate "13" (13A Calcutta–Jubblepore single letter inland postage, as under 1 tolah wt., paid by the agent) applied in manuscript. Delivered at Jubblepore, but no delivery mark applied.
Provenance
Santosh MS
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-2156 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 1826 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?
1826 London – Calcutta – Jubblepore entire privately carried to India via Cape route & directly posted at the ship, sender's directive "Per Frances/Capt: Robert Heard", that's why no British handstamp or postage applied. Offloaded at Kedgree & there Giles S2 "KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" transit mark applied, sent to an agent at Calcutta. At Calcutta GPO, Giles SR9a "Inld Ptg/Ship Do" & rate 7A comprising 5A inland to Calcutta from Kedgree & 2A inward ship postage, and Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/29 NO 28/1826" receipt applied. The agent paid the bearing 7A & redirected the letter to Jubblepore. For that, Giles 15 "G.P.O./NOVr 3/Pt Pd 13" despatch mark, date "28 Novr." & rate "13" (13A Calcutta–Jubblepore single letter inland postage, as under 1 tolah wt., paid by the agent) applied in manuscript. Delivered at Jubblepore, but no delivery mark applied.
Santosh MS
1 image of COV-2156 is recorded (front); the Kedgeree S2 mark itself is recorded in use 1822-28.
Questions about COV-2156
- What is COV-2156?
- COV-2156 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1826, bearing the Kedgeree S2 handstamp in black. 1826 London – Calcutta – Jubblepore entire privately carried to India via Cape route & directly posted at the ship, sender's directive "Per Frances/Capt: Robert Heard", that's why no British handstamp or postage applied. Offloaded at Kedgree & there Giles S2 "KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" transit mark applied, sent to an agent at Calcutta. At Calcutta GPO, Giles SR9a "Inld Ptg/Ship Do" & rate 7A comprising 5A inland to Calcutta from Kedgree & 2A inward ship postage, and Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/29 NO 28/1826" receipt applied. The agent paid the bearing 7A & redirected the letter to Jubblepore. For that, Giles 15 "G.P.O./NOVr 3/Pt Pd 13" despatch mark, date "28 Novr." & rate "13" (13A Calcutta–Jubblepore single letter inland postage, as under 1 tolah wt., paid by the agent) applied in manuscript. Delivered at Jubblepore, but no delivery mark applied.
- 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-2156?
- Santosh MS
- When was COV-2156 posted?
- COV-2156 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S2 (1822-28).
About this record
This 1826 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.