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Description
182? (31 Dec.) entire letter from Hathras to Allahabad showing "agra/post paid" framed h.s. in black (HG 1)
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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-551 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?
182? (31 Dec.) entire letter from Hathras to Allahabad showing "agra/post paid" framed h.s. in black (HG 1)
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 5115.
1 image of COV-551 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-551
- What is COV-551?
- COV-551 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces, bearing the Agra HG 1 handstamp in black. 182? (31 Dec.) entire letter from Hathras to Allahabad showing "agra/post paid" framed h.s. in black (HG 1)
- 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-551?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 5115.
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 22 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 5115.