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Date
1851
Description
India, Agra, 1851, "AGRA/No. 1 RECG. HOUSE/MARCH/WEIGHT TOLA/BEARING" Framed Handstamp (Giles 14). Clear and mostly complete strike on back of 1851 folded native cover to Moorsheedabad, cover with piece missing at top right corner, small insect hole just affecting top of postal marking, Fine, thought to be the only recorded example, noted as "V. Scarce" by Giles, ex Giles
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10005, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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
+16 more at this office.View all Agra marks and postal history →
About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-345 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1851 bearing the Agra HG 14 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Agra, 1851, "AGRA/No. 1 RECG. HOUSE/MARCH/WEIGHT TOLA/BEARING" Framed Handstamp (Giles 14). Clear and mostly complete strike on back of 1851 folded native cover to Moorsheedabad, cover with piece missing at top right corner, small insect hole just affecting top of postal marking, Fine, thought to be the only recorded example, noted as "V. Scarce" by Giles, ex Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10005.
2 images of COV-345 are recorded (front, back); the Agra HG 14 mark itself is recorded in use 1851.
Questions about COV-345
- What is COV-345?
- COV-345 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1851, bearing the Agra HG 14 handstamp in black. India, Agra, 1851, "AGRA/No. 1 RECG. HOUSE/MARCH/WEIGHT TOLA/BEARING" Framed Handstamp (Giles 14). Clear and mostly complete strike on back of 1851 folded native cover to Moorsheedabad, cover with piece missing at top right corner, small insect hole just affecting top of postal marking, Fine, thought to be the only recorded example, noted as "V. Scarce" by Giles, ex Giles
- How scarce is the Agra HG 14 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 14 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-345?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10005.
- When was COV-345 posted?
- COV-345 is dated 1851, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 14 (1851).
About this record
This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 14 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10005.