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Date
8 June 1848
Description
Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 11 handstamp in Red. Dated 8 June 1848. Note: Close set "AGRA". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Agra
21 marks21 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 1handstampBlack1823–1837
- Agra HG 2handstampRed1828
- Agra HG 3handstampBlack1835
- Agra HG 4handstampBlack1833–1837
- Agra HG 4AhandstampRed1837
- Agra HG 5handstampBlack1837–1850
+15 more at this office.View all Agra marks and postal history →
About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-2943 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 8 June 1848 bearing the Agra HG 11 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 11 handstamp in Red. Dated 8 June 1848. Note: Close set "AGRA". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2943 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1851.
Questions about COV-2943
- What is COV-2943?
- COV-2943 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 8 June 1848, bearing the Agra HG 11 handstamp in red. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 11 handstamp in Red. Dated 8 June 1848. Note: Close set "AGRA". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Agra HG 11 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 11 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1851.
- When was COV-2943 posted?
- COV-2943 is dated 8 June 1848, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 11 (1845–1851).
About this record
This 8 June 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 11 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
