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28 July 1840 Kedgeree S4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
28 July 1840
Description
Calcutta: 1840 (28 July) entire letter, written "At Sea", to Major Ouseley at Calcutta showing, on reverse, framed "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" handstamp (deleted with pen cross) and unclear "Bearing" handstamp for 31st July.
Auction
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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 1handstampBlack1817–1820
- 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 S3handstampBlack1828-39
- Kedgeree S5handstampBlack1855-57
About this record
This 28 July 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kedgeree S4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 418, (Oct. 2000).