COV-3673 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1855, bearing the Agra HG 20 handstamp in red. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 20 handstamp in Red. Dated 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Agra HG 20 mark on this cover?

The census grades Agra HG 20 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.

When was COV-3673 posted?

COV-3673 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 20 (1855).

COV-3673

1855 Agra Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Agra HG 20 handstruck folded letter (COV-3673) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

1855

Description

Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 20 handstamp in Red. Dated 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Agra

22 marks

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About this Agra pre stamp cover

COV-3673 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Agra HG 20 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 20 handstamp in Red. Dated 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-3673 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 20 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.

Questions about COV-3673

What is COV-3673?: COV-3673 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1855, bearing the Agra HG 20 handstamp in red. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 20 handstamp in Red. Dated 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Agra HG 20 mark on this cover?: The census grades Agra HG 20 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
What is the provenance of COV-3673?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-3673 posted?: COV-3673 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 20 (1855).

About this record

This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 20 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.