COV-2521
28 April 1852 Agra HG 15 Cover

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Date
28 April 1852
Description
Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 15 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 April 1852. 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
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About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-2521 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 28 April 1852 bearing the Agra HG 15 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 15 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 April 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2521 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1852–1854.
Questions about COV-2521
- What is COV-2521?
- COV-2521 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 28 April 1852, bearing the Agra HG 15 handstamp in red. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 15 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 April 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Agra HG 15 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 15 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852–1854.
- When was COV-2521 posted?
- COV-2521 is dated 28 April 1852, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 15 (1852–1854).
About this record
This 28 April 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 15 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
