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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 5handstampBlack1837–1850
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About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-1162 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 22 July 1849 bearing the Agra HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Agra HG 6 in red on cover, fine
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 2 lot 2.
1 image of COV-1162 is recorded; the Agra HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1849.
Questions about COV-1162
- What is COV-1162?
- COV-1162 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 22 July 1849, bearing the Agra HG 6 handstamp in red. Agra HG 6 in red on cover, fine
- How scarce is the Agra HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-1162?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 2 lot 2.
- When was COV-1162 posted?
- COV-1162 is dated 22 July 1849, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 6 (1838–1849).
About this record
This 22 July 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 2, lot 2.