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Date
1 September 1843
Description
Agra: 1843 (1 Sept.) entire-letter tom Douglas, Isle of Man "By ouerland mail uia Southampton" to Dum l)um showing, on rev_erse across join, framed "acna" (HG 7) in red and the sole example recorded in this colour, Calcutta Shfu Letter Bearing and Dum Dum Bearing d.s. phoro dl2o_rso Note: only one other exaruple oJthis mark k recorded, in black on an 1848 couer-from Gwalior
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Derek Hammond Giles
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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-2070 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1 September 1843 bearing the Agra HG 7 handstamp, struck in orange, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Agra: 1843 (1 Sept.) entire-letter tom Douglas, Isle of Man "By ouerland mail uia Southampton" to Dum l)um showing, on rev_erse across join, framed "acna" (HG 7) in red and the sole example recorded in this colour, Calcutta Shfu Letter Bearing and Dum Dum Bearing d.s. phoro dl2o_rso Note: only one other exaruple oJthis mark k recorded, in black on an 1848 couer-from Gwalior
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 386 (Oct. 2000).
1 image of COV-2070 is recorded; the Agra HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1843.
Questions about COV-2070
- What is COV-2070?
- COV-2070 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1 September 1843, bearing the Agra HG 7 handstamp in orange. Agra: 1843 (1 Sept.) entire-letter tom Douglas, Isle of Man "By ouerland mail uia Southampton" to Dum l)um showing, on rev_erse across join, framed "acna" (HG 7) in red and the sole example recorded in this colour, Calcutta Shfu Letter Bearing and Dum Dum Bearing d.s. phoro dl2o_rso Note: only one other exaruple oJthis mark k recorded, in black on an 1848 couer-from Gwalior
- How scarce is the Agra HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 7 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843.
- What is the provenance of COV-2070?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 386 (Oct. 2000).
- When was COV-2070 posted?
- COV-2070 is dated 1 September 1843, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 7 (1843).
About this record
This 1 September 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 7 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 386, (Oct. 2000).