Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1854
Description
1854: UNRECORDED: Letter posted from NAGODE to IRLAND per Steamer via BOMBAY and Point De Galle, dated 22 July, Inland postage to BOMBAY paid 10 annas & steam postage 8 as., totally paid Re 1 as. 2. Though the name of the town appears in the list of CALCUTTA'S NORTH - WEST PROVINCES and in Giles book, no handstamp of this town has been reported so far.
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Other recorded marks at Nagode
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Nagode is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagode HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.