How scarce is the Nagode HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Nagode HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-856 posted?

COV-856 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Nagode HG 1 (1854).

COV-856

1854 Nagode Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Nagode HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-856)

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 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Nagode is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this Nagode pre stamp cover

COV-856 is a Nagode pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Nagode HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nagode postal history — the office known today as Nagod, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-856 is recorded; the Nagode HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-856

What is COV-856?: COV-856 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagode, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Nagode HG 1 handstamp in red. 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.
How scarce is the Nagode HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Nagode HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
When was COV-856 posted?: COV-856 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Nagode HG 1 (1854).

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.