How scarce is the Agra HG 10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Agra HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844.

When was COV-4226 posted?

COV-4226 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 10 (1844).

COV-4226

1844 Agra Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1844, Agra HG 10 handstruck folded letter (COV-4226)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Agra HG 10, scan 2 (COV-4226)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Agra HG 10, scan 3 (COV-4226)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1844

Description

India 1844 Entire Letter from Agra to Cloughjordan, Ireland, sent by a soldier in the 1st Battalion Artillery, featuring a manuscript '2' rate mark and oval 'INDIA' handstamp.

Auction

Sephils

696, Lot 0109, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Agra

22 marks

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About this Agra pre stamp cover

COV-4226 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1844 bearing the Agra HG 10 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1844 Entire Letter from Agra to Cloughjordan, Ireland, sent by a soldier in the 1st Battalion Artillery, featuring a manuscript '2' rate mark and oval 'INDIA' handstamp.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0109 (2026).

3 images of COV-4226 are recorded; the Agra HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1844.

Questions about COV-4226

What is COV-4226?: COV-4226 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1844, bearing the Agra HG 10 handstamp in red. India 1844 Entire Letter from Agra to Cloughjordan, Ireland, sent by a soldier in the 1st Battalion Artillery, featuring a manuscript '2' rate mark and oval 'INDIA' handstamp.
How scarce is the Agra HG 10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Agra HG 10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844.
What is the provenance of COV-4226?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0109 (2026).
When was COV-4226 posted?: COV-4226 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 10 (1844).

About this record

This 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 10 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 696, lot 0109, (2026).