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Date
1833
Description
BOXED “KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER” MARKS ON COVERS EX PHILADELPHIA OR A SHIP TO CALCUTTA; 1830/34 pair of ELs from “Phila[delphia]” to Calcutta (the first with scarce orange-red boxed “CALCUTTA/G.P.O.” d.s. - similar to HG G8; the latter with Forwarding Agent’s endorsement) with very fine or mainly fine strikes of this Kedgeree mark; plus 1833 EL from a ship at “Sand Heads” (from an American ship leaving Calcutta) regarding the writer’s cargo of live elephants (!) with a very fine strike of the same Kedgeree mark (filing fold). Early mail from USA to India is seldom seen. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 67
Auction
Manning, Lot 228, (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-2360 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 1833 bearing the Kedgeree S3 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?
BOXED “KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER” MARKS ON COVERS EX PHILADELPHIA OR A SHIP TO CALCUTTA; 1830/34 pair of ELs from “Phila[delphia]” to Calcutta (the first with scarce orange-red boxed “CALCUTTA/G.P.O.” d.s. - similar to HG G8; the latter with Forwarding Agent’s endorsement) with very fine or mainly fine strikes of this Kedgeree mark; plus 1833 EL from a ship at “Sand Heads” (from an American ship leaving Calcutta) regarding the writer’s cargo of live elephants (!) with a very fine strike of the same Kedgeree mark (filing fold). Early mail from USA to India is seldom seen. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 67
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 228 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2360 is recorded (front); the Kedgeree S3 mark itself is recorded in use 1828-39.
Questions about COV-2360
- What is COV-2360?
- COV-2360 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1833, bearing the Kedgeree S3 handstamp in black. BOXED “KEDGREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER” MARKS ON COVERS EX PHILADELPHIA OR A SHIP TO CALCUTTA; 1830/34 pair of ELs from “Phila[delphia]” to Calcutta (the first with scarce orange-red boxed “CALCUTTA/G.P.O.” d.s. - similar to HG G8; the latter with Forwarding Agent’s endorsement) with very fine or mainly fine strikes of this Kedgeree mark; plus 1833 EL from a ship at “Sand Heads” (from an American ship leaving Calcutta) regarding the writer’s cargo of live elephants (!) with a very fine strike of the same Kedgeree mark (filing fold). Early mail from USA to India is seldom seen. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 67
- How scarce is the Kedgeree S3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kedgeree S3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828-39.
- What is the provenance of COV-2360?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 228 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2360 posted?
- COV-2360 is dated 1833, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S3 (1828-39).
About this record
This 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree S3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 228, (Sept. 2015).