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Date
1845
Auction
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 1handstampBlack1823–1837
- Agra HG 2handstampRed1828
- Agra HG 3handstampBlack1835
- Agra HG 4handstampBlack1833–1837
- Agra HG 4AhandstampRed1837
- Agra HG 5handstampBlack1837–1850
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About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-5678 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Agra HG 12 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 015.
1 image of COV-5678 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1850.
Questions about COV-5678
- What is COV-5678?
- COV-5678 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1845, bearing the Agra HG 12 handstamp in black.
- How scarce is the Agra HG 12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1850.
- What is the provenance of COV-5678?
- Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 015.
- When was COV-5678 posted?
- COV-5678 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 12 (1842–1850).
About this record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 12 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 015.