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Date
24 August 1839
Description
1839 : S4 Cover from BOSTON [24 Aug.] via KEDGEREE to CALCUTTA [29 Dec.] for Baboo Raja Kisan Mitter. Sent by Steamer "Hindoostan", Transit time Total charges from KEDGEREE to CALCUTTA
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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-4187 is a Kedgeree pre stamp cover of 24 August 1839 bearing the Kedgeree S4 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?
1839 : S4 Cover from BOSTON [24 Aug.] via KEDGEREE to CALCUTTA [29 Dec.] for Baboo Raja Kisan Mitter. Sent by Steamer "Hindoostan", Transit time Total charges from KEDGEREE to CALCUTTA
1 image of COV-4187 is recorded (front); the Kedgeree S4 mark itself is recorded in use 1836–1846.
Questions about COV-4187
- What is COV-4187?
- COV-4187 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kedgeree, Bengal Presidency of 24 August 1839, bearing the Kedgeree S4 handstamp in black. 1839 : S4 Cover from BOSTON [24 Aug.] via KEDGEREE to CALCUTTA [29 Dec.] for Baboo Raja Kisan Mitter. Sent by Steamer "Hindoostan", Transit time Total charges from KEDGEREE to CALCUTTA
- How scarce is the Kedgeree S4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kedgeree S4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836–1846.
- When was COV-4187 posted?
- COV-4187 is dated 24 August 1839, within the recorded period of use of Kedgeree S4 (1836–1846).
About this record
This 24 August 1839 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.