COV-1084
15 June 1829 Kedgeree S3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
15 June 1829
Description
Kedgeree: 1829 (15June) entire letter from Monkwood, U.K. to Calcutta, apparently q9:fd^1t^Kedgeree on..15th D?c., showing , n". sti-ike of the scarce boxed "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE/surp LETTER", (HG SR3) and boxed "InLu Ptg. 10/ (2) A14" (HG SR12) stmck on arrival
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 15 June 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 114.