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Date
28 July 1825
Description
Folded entire despatched from Agra 28 July 1825, addressed in English to Lt. Joseph Esq at 19 Writers Buildings, Calcutta, with additional address in Urdu script on the exterior. The Agra HG 1 double-frame handstamp struck in black on the exterior; red framed 'CALCUTTA G.P.O. 10 AU 1825' arrival datestamp alongside with a partial red rate mark at right; manuscript '14 as' rate notation at upper left. Green paper seal at centre. Some ink staining to upper portion, otherwise Good.
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Other recorded marks at Agra
22 marks22 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-535 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 28 July 1825 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?
Folded entire despatched from Agra 28 July 1825, addressed in English to Lt. Joseph Esq at 19 Writers Buildings, Calcutta, with additional address in Urdu script on the exterior. The Agra HG 1 double-frame handstamp struck in black on the exterior; red framed 'CALCUTTA G.P.O. 10 AU 1825' arrival datestamp alongside with a partial red rate mark at right; manuscript '14 as' rate notation at upper left. Green paper seal at centre. Some ink staining to upper portion, otherwise Good.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-535 are recorded (front, back); the Agra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-535
- What is COV-535?
- COV-535 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 28 July 1825, bearing the Agra HG 1 handstamp in black. Folded entire despatched from Agra 28 July 1825, addressed in English to Lt. Joseph Esq at 19 Writers Buildings, Calcutta, with additional address in Urdu script on the exterior. The Agra HG 1 double-frame handstamp struck in black on the exterior; red framed 'CALCUTTA G.P.O. 10 AU 1825' arrival datestamp alongside with a partial red rate mark at right; manuscript '14 as' rate notation at upper left. Green paper seal at centre. Some ink staining to upper portion, otherwise Good.
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-535?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-535 posted?
- COV-535 is dated 28 July 1825, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 28 July 1825 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 22 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.