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NowgaumPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Nowgaum postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Nowgaum handstamps recorded between 1841 and 1854, Madras Presidency, with 6 Nowgaum covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1841–1854
Nowgaum was a sub-post office to Chitterpore, in the Ganjam District, Madras Presidency, situated approximately 19°20' N and 84°50' E. It was removed from the Post Office list in 1860.
Nowgaum has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1841–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Nowgaum handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Nowgaum— postal history & markings
Nowgaum was a sub-post office to Chitterpore, in the Ganjam District of the Madras Presidency, and its two handstamps — both of 1841 and both common, one red and one black — reflect that subordinate status. The record is minimal, with no rarity to single out. For the collector, Nowgaum's interest lies in the glimpse it gives of a lower rung of the postal establishment on the Orissa coast.
Frequently asked — Nowgaum postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Nowgaum?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Nowgaum are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Nowgaum post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Nowgaum was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1841 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Nowgaum?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Nowgaum 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 Nowgaum 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 Nowgaum 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 Nowgaum were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Nowgaum, Nowgaum HG 1, Nowgaum handstruck stamps, Nowgaum pre stamp covers, Nowgaum postal history.
How to cite
“Nowgaum, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/nowgaum (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Nowgaum?
If you hold a cover or strike from Nowgaum 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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Other post offices in the Madras Presidency
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Madras Presidency post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.