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NowagongPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Nowagong postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Nowagong handstamps recorded between 1832 and 1850, Bengal Presidency, with 1 Nowagong cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1832–1850
Nowagong, in the same named District, Assam, is situated 26°20' N and 92°41' E, on the left bank of the Kalang River.
Nowagong has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1832–1850 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Nowagong handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Nowagong— postal history & markings
Nowagong's two handstamps, of 1832 and 1850 and both common, come from a district town on the Kalang in central Assam. One is black, the other red. The record is minimal and ordinary, with no rarity to single out. For the collector, its interest lies in its remote Assamese setting — the post of the Brahmaputra valley — represented by a clean pair of marks.
Frequently asked — Nowagong postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Nowagong?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Nowagong are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Nowagong post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Nowagong was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1832 and 1850.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Nowagong?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Nowagong in this census. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- How do I identify a Nowagong postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Nowagong cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Nowagong were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Nowagong, Nowagong HG 1, Nowagong handstruck stamps, Nowagong pre stamp covers, Nowagong postal history.
How to cite
“Nowagong, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/nowagong (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Nowagong?
If you hold a cover or strike from Nowagong that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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