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Date
20 January 1837
Description
Giles Type 4 (1837) "AGRA / POSTPAID" dated January 20, 1837 to London dated June 12, 1837 via Calcutta. Giles Type SD 10 (1834 - 40) "CALCUTTA / G.P.O. / SHIPLETTER / 28 JAN 28 / 1837" Also, Robertson Type In. 7 "DOVER / INDIA LETTER" in a box and arrival cds "C / 12 JY 12 / 1837" Postage Paid in India 14 As. and on arrival 1s 8d overland Postage
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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
- Agra HG 7handstampOrange1843
- Agra HG 8handstampRed1844–1850
- Agra HG 9handstampBlack1844
- Agra HG 10handstampRed1844
- Agra HG 11handstampRed1845–1851
- Agra HG 12handstampBlack1842–1850
- Agra HG 13handstampRed1848
- Agra HG 14handstampBlack1851
- Agra HG 14ahandstampRed1854
- Agra HG 15handstampRed1852–1854
- Agra HG 16handstampBlack1853
- Agra HG 17handstampRed1851–1853
- Agra HG 18handstampBlack1853
- Agra HG 19handstampRed1850
- Agra HG 20handstampRed1855
About this record
This 20 January 1837 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 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded.