COV-2498 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 30 June 1850, bearing the Agra HG 19 handstamp in red.

How scarce is the Agra HG 19 mark on this cover?

The census grades Agra HG 19 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.

When was COV-2498 posted?

COV-2498 is dated 30 June 1850, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 19 (1850).

COV-2498

30 June 1850 Agra HG 19 Cover

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30 June 1850 Agra HG 19 pre stamp cover — COV-2498 — front

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Date

30 June 1850

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Other recorded marks at Agra

21 marks

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About this Agra pre stamp cover

COV-2498 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 30 June 1850 bearing the Agra HG 19 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2498 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 19 mark itself is recorded in use 1850.

Questions about COV-2498

What is COV-2498?: COV-2498 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 30 June 1850, bearing the Agra HG 19 handstamp in red.
How scarce is the Agra HG 19 mark on this cover?: The census grades Agra HG 19 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.
When was COV-2498 posted?: COV-2498 is dated 30 June 1850, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 19 (1850).

About this record

This 30 June 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 19 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.