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Description
Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S3 handstamp in Black. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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-4269 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover 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?
Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S3 handstamp in Black. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-4269 are recorded (front, back); the Kedgeree S3 mark itself is recorded in use 1828-39.
Questions about COV-4269
- What is COV-4269?
- COV-4269 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Kedgeree S3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from kedgeree (bengal), bearing S3 handstamp in Black. Note: 3 Es in Kedgree. Ship letter. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.