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Date
1825
Description
Siege of Bhurtpore. 1825 (Dec 8) Entire letter from Agra to "H. Clark Esq., Asst. Surgeon 36 Regt. N. Infantry, Grand Camp" with boxed "AGRA / POST PAID" on reverse. The Grand Camp was the army headquarters camp before Bhurtpore, besieged from December 1825 until its surrender on 18th January 1826.
Auction
Lot 1368, (2026)
Same office
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-5725 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 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?
Siege of Bhurtpore. 1825 (Dec 8) Entire letter from Agra to "H. Clark Esq., Asst. Surgeon 36 Regt. N. Infantry, Grand Camp" with boxed "AGRA / POST PAID" on reverse. The Grand Camp was the army headquarters camp before Bhurtpore, besieged from December 1825 until its surrender on 18th January 1826.
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Limited lot 1368 (2026).
1 image of COV-5725 is recorded; the Agra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-5725
- What is COV-5725?
- COV-5725 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1825, bearing the Agra HG 1 handstamp in black. Siege of Bhurtpore. 1825 (Dec 8) Entire letter from Agra to "H. Clark Esq., Asst. Surgeon 36 Regt. N. Infantry, Grand Camp" with boxed "AGRA / POST PAID" on reverse. The Grand Camp was the army headquarters camp before Bhurtpore, besieged from December 1825 until its surrender on 18th January 1826.
- 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-5725?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Limited lot 1368 (2026).
- When was COV-5725 posted?
- COV-5725 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 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 23 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, lot 1368, (2026).