COV-557 — 12 September 1837 Agra HG 4A Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Census record COV-557 is a 12 September 1837 pre-stamp cover of British India bearing the Agra HG 4A 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. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 1105.
Date
12 September 1837
Description
1837 (12 Sept.) part entire (side flaps removed) from London to East India Company Artillery at Agra, via Calcutta, endorsed "Paid", struck with circled "g.p/paid", "ship letter/london" and "tp" all in red, the reverse with London Paid d.s., boxed Calcutta Ship letter d.s. and "a.p.o." boxed handstamp with manuscript date "5 July", unrecorded by Giles; entire sealed with attractive yellow wafer.
Auction
Lot 1105