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Description
Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: Ex-Territorial – Double frame. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Agra
21 marks21 other pre-1854 postal markings of Agra are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Agra HG 2handstampRed1828
- Agra HG 3handstampBlack1835
- Agra HG 4handstampBlack1833–1837
- Agra HG 4AhandstampRed1837
- Agra HG 5handstampBlack1837–1850
- Agra HG 6handstampRed1838–1849
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About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-3452 is an Agra pre stamp cover bearing the Agra HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: Ex-Territorial – Double frame. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3452 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-3452
- What is COV-3452?
- COV-3452 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces, bearing the Agra HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: Ex-Territorial – Double frame. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Agra HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1837.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded.