COV-4487 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1844, bearing the Agra HG 8 handstamp in red. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Agra HG 8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Agra HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1850.

When was COV-4487 posted?

COV-4487 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 8 (1844–1850).

COV-4487

1844 Agra Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1844, Agra HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-4487) — front

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Date

1844

Description

Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Agra pre stamp cover

COV-4487 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1844 bearing the Agra HG 8 handstamp, struck in red, 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 8 handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4487 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1850.

Questions about COV-4487

What is COV-4487?: COV-4487 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1844, bearing the Agra HG 8 handstamp in red. Postal cover from agra (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Red. Dated 1844. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Agra HG 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Agra HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1850.
When was COV-4487 posted?: COV-4487 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 8 (1844–1850).

About this record

This 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.