COV-4016 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces, bearing the Agra HG 18 handstamp in black. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 18 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Agra HG 18 mark on this cover?

The census grades Agra HG 18 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.

COV-4016

Agra Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Agra HG 18 handstruck folded letter (COV-4016) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Agra HG 18, back (COV-4016) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 18 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Agra pre stamp cover

COV-4016 is an Agra pre stamp cover bearing the Agra HG 18 handstamp, struck in black, 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 18 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-4016 are recorded (front, back); the Agra HG 18 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.

Questions about COV-4016

What is COV-4016?: COV-4016 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces, bearing the Agra HG 18 handstamp in black. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 18 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Agra HG 18 mark on this cover?: The census grades Agra HG 18 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 18 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.