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Date
2 January 1826
Description
1826 : H.G. 1 : Entire letter from AGRA (2 Jan] to MEYWAR FIELD FORCE, before BHARATPUR addressed to H. Clark, Esquire, Assistant Surgeon 26th Native Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Field Army before BHARATPUR. Postage paid 3 as. From 1823-35 AGRA was having an Ex-Territorial Post Office, till it merger in North Provinces Presidency.
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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-827 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 2 January 1826 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?
1826 : H.G. 1 : Entire letter from AGRA (2 Jan] to MEYWAR FIELD FORCE, before BHARATPUR addressed to H. Clark, Esquire, Assistant Surgeon 26th Native Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Field Army before BHARATPUR. Postage paid 3 as. From 1823-35 AGRA was having an Ex-Territorial Post Office, till it merger in North Provinces Presidency.
1 image of COV-827 is recorded; the Agra HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-827
- What is COV-827?
- COV-827 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 2 January 1826, bearing the Agra HG 1 handstamp in black. 1826 : H.G. 1 : Entire letter from AGRA (2 Jan] to MEYWAR FIELD FORCE, before BHARATPUR addressed to H. Clark, Esquire, Assistant Surgeon 26th Native Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Field Army before BHARATPUR. Postage paid 3 as. From 1823-35 AGRA was having an Ex-Territorial Post Office, till it merger in North Provinces Presidency.
- 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.
- When was COV-827 posted?
- COV-827 is dated 2 January 1826, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 2 January 1826 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.