COV-5688 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Agra HG 12 handstamp in black. 1848/1849: Edinburgh via Southampton, Bombay to Agra and forwarded to Umballa! IGRA 18499 reb Bearing Giles 12 Bombay - Giles+20 SIze 32×21 vs. 55X21 （varrehy 10 Ag

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.

When was COV-5688 posted?

COV-5688 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 12 (1842–1850).

COV-5688

1849 Agra Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1849, Agra HG 12 handstruck folded letter (COV-5688) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Agra HG 12, back (COV-5688) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Ravi Vora

Date

1849

Description

1848/1849: Edinburgh via Southampton, Bombay to Agra and forwarded to Umballa! IGRA 18499 reb Bearing Giles 12 Bombay - Giles+20 SIze 32×21 vs. 55X21 （varrehy 10 Ag

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Other recorded marks at Agra

22 marks

22 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.

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About this Agra pre stamp cover

COV-5688 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1849 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?

1848/1849: Edinburgh via Southampton, Bombay to Agra and forwarded to Umballa! IGRA 18499 reb Bearing Giles 12 Bombay - Giles+20 SIze 32×21 vs. 55X21 （varrehy 10 Ag

2 images of COV-5688 are recorded (front, back); the Agra HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1850.

Questions about COV-5688

What is COV-5688?: COV-5688 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Agra HG 12 handstamp in black. 1848/1849: Edinburgh via Southampton, Bombay to Agra and forwarded to Umballa! IGRA 18499 reb Bearing Giles 12 Bombay - Giles+20 SIze 32×21 vs. 55X21 （varrehy 10 Ag
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.
When was COV-5688 posted?: COV-5688 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 12 (1842–1850).

About this record

This 1849 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.