COV-1050
29 September 1829 Kedgeree S3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
29 September 1829
Description
Commercolly: 1829 (29 Sept.) entire letter from Greenock, Scotland to Calcutta, forwarded to Commercolly and then returned to Calcutta showing the very scarce boxed "COMMERCOLLY" with date and "Bearing 1as" inserted by hand (HG 1), also boxed "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" (HG S3) and various Calcutta charge handstamps. Full of character.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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 1handstampBlack1817–1820
- Kedgeree HG 2handstampBlack1821–1827
- Kedgeree HG 3handstampBlack1828–1832
- Kedgeree HG 4handstampBlack1835–1836
- Kedgeree HG 5handstampBlack1837–1842
- Kedgeree HG 6handstampBlack1846
- Kedgeree HG 7handstampBlack1838–1848
- Kedgeree HG 7AhandstampRed1844
- Kedgeree HG 7BhandstampBlack1854
- Kedgeree HG 8handstampBlack1857–1858
- Kedgeree S1handstampBlack1815–1822
- Kedgeree S2handstampBlack1822-28
- Kedgeree S4handstampBlack1836–1846
- Kedgeree S5handstampBlack1855-57
About this record
This 29 September 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree S3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 68.