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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.
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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 5handstampBlack1837–1850
- Agra HG 6handstampRed1838–1849
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About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-557 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 12 September 1837 bearing the Agra HG 4A handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 1105.
1 image of COV-557 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 4A mark itself is recorded in use 1837.
Questions about COV-557
- What is COV-557?
- COV-557 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 12 September 1837, bearing the Agra HG 4A handstamp in red. 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.
- How scarce is the Agra HG 4A mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 4A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-557?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 1105.
- When was COV-557 posted?
- COV-557 is dated 12 September 1837, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 4A (1837).
About this record
This 12 September 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears 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.