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Date
1829
Description
India 1829 Entire folded 4 page letter from England via Greenock, addressed to Calcutta stamped with Giles Type G9, SR28 double weight cachet - Used before Recorded by Giles (RARE) & Kedgree #S3
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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-3907 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 1829 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?
India 1829 Entire folded 4 page letter from England via Greenock, addressed to Calcutta stamped with Giles Type G9, SR28 double weight cachet - Used before Recorded by Giles (RARE) & Kedgree #S3
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 157 lot 0089 (2025).
2 images of COV-3907 are recorded; the Kedgeree S3 mark itself is recorded in use 1828-39.
Questions about COV-3907
- What is COV-3907?
- COV-3907 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 1829, bearing the Kedgeree S3 handstamp in black. India 1829 Entire folded 4 page letter from England via Greenock, addressed to Calcutta stamped with Giles Type G9, SR28 double weight cachet - Used before Recorded by Giles (RARE) & Kedgree #S3
- 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-3907?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 157 lot 0089 (2025).
- When was COV-3907 posted?
- COV-3907 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S3 (1828-39).
About this record
This 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 157, lot 0089, (2025).