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Date
30 November 1842
Description
1842 Kirkee – London overland cover, with Kirkee Giles 3 "KIRKEE/Paid" handstamp, date "30-11-42" & rate "1A" (paid 1A inland postage to Bombay, for a letter between ¼ to 1 tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD6 "INDIA" transit applied, sent via Falmouth & 1s bearing postage applied. At London, delivery mark dated 13 JA 1843 applied & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
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Other recorded marks at Kirkee
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kirkee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Kirkee pre stamp cover
COV-2417 is a Kirkee pre stamp cover of 30 November 1842 bearing the Kirkee HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kirkee postal history — the office known today as Khadki, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1842 Kirkee – London overland cover, with Kirkee Giles 3 "KIRKEE/Paid" handstamp, date "30-11-42" & rate "1A" (paid 1A inland postage to Bombay, for a letter between ¼ to 1 tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD6 "INDIA" transit applied, sent via Falmouth & 1s bearing postage applied. At London, delivery mark dated 13 JA 1843 applied & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-2417 is recorded (front); the Kirkee HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1848.
Questions about COV-2417
- What is COV-2417?
- COV-2417 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kirkee, Bombay Presidency of 30 November 1842, bearing the Kirkee HG 3 handstamp in red. 1842 Kirkee – London overland cover, with Kirkee Giles 3 "KIRKEE/Paid" handstamp, date "30-11-42" & rate "1A" (paid 1A inland postage to Bombay, for a letter between ¼ to 1 tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD6 "INDIA" transit applied, sent via Falmouth & 1s bearing postage applied. At London, delivery mark dated 13 JA 1843 applied & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
- How scarce is the Kirkee HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kirkee HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-2417?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-2417 posted?
- COV-2417 is dated 30 November 1842, within the recorded period of use of Kirkee HG 3 (1840–1848).
About this record
This 30 November 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kirkee HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.