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Date
1824
Description
“KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER” - PAIR OF DIFFERENT TYPES ON MAIL EX BATH/LIVERPOOL; 22 Apr. 1824 EL ex Bath to Calcutta with v. fine 2nd-Type (HG S2) nicely placed on the flap; plus 10 Apr. 1830 EL (flap cut and glued for display) from Liverpool to Meerut with v. fine 3rd-Type (HG S3; closed seal tear) nicely placed on the flap. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 67
Auction
Manning, Lot 224, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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
+8 more at this office.View all Kedgeree marks and postal history →
About this Kedgeree pre stamp cover
COV-2365 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?
“KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER” - PAIR OF DIFFERENT TYPES ON MAIL EX BATH/LIVERPOOL; 22 Apr. 1824 EL ex Bath to Calcutta with v. fine 2nd-Type (HG S2) nicely placed on the flap; plus 10 Apr. 1830 EL (flap cut and glued for display) from Liverpool to Meerut with v. fine 3rd-Type (HG S3; closed seal tear) nicely placed on the flap. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 67
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 224 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2365 is recorded (front); the Kedgeree S2 mark itself is recorded in use 1822-28.
Questions about COV-2365
- What is COV-2365?
- COV-2365 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1824, bearing the Kedgeree S2 handstamp in black. “KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER” - PAIR OF DIFFERENT TYPES ON MAIL EX BATH/LIVERPOOL; 22 Apr. 1824 EL ex Bath to Calcutta with v. fine 2nd-Type (HG S2) nicely placed on the flap; plus 10 Apr. 1830 EL (flap cut and glued for display) from Liverpool to Meerut with v. fine 3rd-Type (HG S3; closed seal tear) nicely placed on the flap. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 67
- 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-2365?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 224 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2365 posted?
- COV-2365 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 224, (Sept. 2015).