Post office · North Western Provinces
NagodePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Nagode postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Nagode handstamps recorded in 1854, North Western Provinces, with 3 Nagode covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1854
- Rare
- 1
Nagode (Nagod) is a town in the Baghelkhand region. It was the capital of the Nagod princely state, a tributary of the Rewa State. The town had a British postal establishment serving the political agent.
Nagode has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Nagode handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Nagode— postal history & markings
Nagode's two handstamps, both of 1854, come from the capital of a small tributary princely state in the Baghelkhand country. HG 1 is rare and HG 2 scarce — both marks hard to find for so small an office. The record is tiny but genuinely elusive. For the collector, that shared scarcity makes Nagode a real target, its pair of 1854 strikes the whole of its distinction.
Frequently asked — Nagode postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Nagode?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Nagode are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Nagode post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Nagode was a post office of the North Western Provinces, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated around 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Nagode?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Nagode in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. 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.
- What is Nagode called today?
- Nagode is the colonial-era name of present-day Nagod, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Nagode 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 Nagode 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 Nagode were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Nagode, Nagod, Nagode HG 1, Nagode handstruck stamps, Nagode pre stamp covers, Nagode postal history.
How to cite
“Nagode, North Western Provinces — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/n-w-provinces/nagode (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Nagode?
If you hold a cover or strike from Nagode 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 North Western Provinces
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other North Western Provinces post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.