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Date
1842
Description
Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 1842. Note: Spaced "A G R A". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Agra
22 marks22 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 4AhandstampRed1837
- Agra HG 6handstampRed1838–1849
+16 more at this office.View all Agra marks and postal history →
About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-4484 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Agra HG 5 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 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 1842. Note: Spaced "A G R A". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4484 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1850.
Questions about COV-4484
- What is COV-4484?
- COV-4484 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1842, bearing the Agra HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 1842. Note: Spaced "A G R A". Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Agra HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1850.
- When was COV-4484 posted?
- COV-4484 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 5 (1837–1850).
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
