How scarce is the Nagode HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Nagode HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-2785 posted?

COV-2785 is dated 7 September 1854, within the recorded period of use of Nagode HG 2 (1854).

COV-2785

7 September 1854 Nagode HG 2 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 7 September 1854, Nagode HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2785) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Nagode HG 2, back (COV-2785) — back

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Date

7 September 1854

Description

India, Nagode, 1854, "NAGODE/SEP. (7) 1854/Bearing (½a)" Datestamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Faint but clear red boxed datestamp with manuscript "7" date and "½a" rate added applied to back of petite native cover to the Raja of Rewa, Fine, while there is a record of this post office in the North Western Provinces, this datestamp is unrecorded by Giles

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 3 1325, Lot 3046, (06/26/2024)

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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.

Nagode HG 1handstampRed1854

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About this Nagode pre stamp cover

COV-2785 is a Nagode pre stamp cover of 7 September 1854 bearing the Nagode HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Nagode postal history — the office known today as Nagod, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 3 1325 lot 3046 (06/26/2024).

2 images of COV-2785 are recorded (front, back); the Nagode HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-2785

What is COV-2785?: COV-2785 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagode, North Western Provinces of 7 September 1854, bearing the Nagode HG 2 handstamp in black. India, Nagode, 1854, "NAGODE/SEP. (7) 1854/Bearing (½a)" Datestamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Faint but clear red boxed datestamp with manuscript "7" date and "½a" rate added applied to back of petite native cover to the Raja of Rewa, Fine, while there is a record of this post office in the North Western Provinces, this datestamp is unrecorded by Giles
How scarce is the Nagode HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Nagode HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
What is the provenance of COV-2785?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 3 1325 lot 3046 (06/26/2024).
When was COV-2785 posted?: COV-2785 is dated 7 September 1854, within the recorded period of use of Nagode HG 2 (1854).

About this record

This 7 September 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagode HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 3 1325, lot 3046, (06/26/2024).