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Private

202
covers: 106
offices: 1787–1864
dated

Private is a philatelic auction house whose sales of pre-1854 Indian postal history are recorded in this open census. We have traced 202 pre stamp covers of British India to Private, spanning 106 post offices and dated 1787–1864 — each catalogued by office and Hammond Giles figure number, with the Private sale and lot reference preserved permanently alongside dates, colours, rarity and images.

Offices represented include Madras (16), Bangalore (10), Calcutta (9), Seringapatam (8), Mysore (6) and Bombay (5). Select any cover to see its full record, or Private for their current and forthcoming sales.

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Recently added to the census

The newest Private pre stamp covers recorded here — last updated 26 Aug 2026.

Benares HG 17 pre-1854 cover, Private

Benaresadded 26 Aug 2026

Gwalior HG 1 pre-1854 cover, Private

Gwalioradded 5 Aug 2026

Agra HG 20 pre-1854 cover, Private

Agraadded 2 Aug 2026

Hooshiapoor HG 1 pre-1854 cover, Private

Hooshiapooradded 1 Aug 2026

Calcutta HG 36 pre-1854 cover, Private

Calcuttaadded 25 Jul 2026

Umbalah HG 6 pre-1854 cover, Private

Umbalahadded 25 Jul 2026

DumDum HG 7 pre-1854 cover, Private

DumDumadded 25 Jul 2026

Jalnah HG 3 pre-1854 cover, Private

Jalnahadded 25 Jul 2026

Agra

3

Agra HG 11 pre-1854 cover

#304314 May 1849

Agra HG 20 pre-1854 cover

Agra HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#53528 July 1825

Ajmere

1

Ajmere HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#304025 June 1853

Arcot

1

Arcot HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#25117 August 1821

Bangalore

10

Bangalore HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#272510 October 1820

Bangalore HG 6 pre-1854 cover

Bangalore HG 7 pre-1854 cover

Bangalore HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#11172 October 1817

Bangalore HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#178823 November 1831

Bangalore HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#93523 November 1831

Bangalore HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#93428 September 1825

Bangalore HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#111629 August 1815

Bangalore HG 9 pre-1854 cover

#87031 August 1838

Bangalore HG 17 pre-1854 cover

Barelly

2

Barelly HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Barelly HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#221830 May 1844

Baroda

1

Baroda HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#240219 July 1848

Belgaum

1

Belgaum HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#240030 September 1837

Bellary

1

Bellary HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#93916 April 1835

Benares

1

Benares HG 17 pre-1854 cover

Bhauglepoor

1

Bhauglepoor HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#184416 August 1825

Bhinoo

3

Bhinoo pre-1854 cover

Bhinoo pre-1854 cover

Bhinoo pre-1854 cover, Private lot 1806

Bhooj

1

Bhooj HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#5348 March 1840

Bhowany

1

Bhowany HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Bombay

5

Bombay HG 10A pre-1854 cover

Bombay HG 1B pre-1854 cover

#261511 July 1800

Bombay SD1 pre-1854 cover

#95812 June 1816

Bombay SD2 pre-1854 cover

#241027 April 1817

Bombay HG 22 pre-1854 cover

#30453 September 1853

Burkaghur

1

Burkaghur HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#22163 November 1842

Calcutta

9

Calcutta HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Calcutta HG 24A pre-1854 cover

Calcutta HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#216312 May 1787

Calcutta G12 pre-1854 cover

#240313 March 1839

Calcutta HG 17 pre-1854 cover

Calcutta SD1 pre-1854 cover

#5272 June 1794

Calcutta SD24 pre-1854 cover

#28872 June 1850

Calcutta HG 36 pre-1854 cover

#312826 September 1859

Calcutta HG 28 pre-1854 cover

#25139 September 1853

Camp

4

Camp MN 2 pre-1854 cover

Camp HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Camp HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#94124 April 1815

Camp HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#8744 April 1815

Cawnpore

2

Cawnpore HG 8 pre-1854 cover

#238217 November 1836

Cawnpore HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#238019 October 1832

Chandernagore

3

Chandernagore MN 1 pre-1854 cover

Chandernagore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#5143 August 1826

Chandernagore MN 1 pre-1854 cover

#5156 August 1819

Chicacole

1

Chicacole HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#29316 October 1846

Chittoor

1

Chittoor HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#111412 October 1820

Coimbatore

1

Coimbatore HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Condapully

1

Condapully HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Cuddapah

2

Cuddapah HG 3 pre-1854 cover

Cuddapah HG 5 pre-1854 cover

#22209 November 1848

Dacca

1

Dacca HG 10A pre-1854 cover

#9534 February 1852

Delhi

3

Delhi HG 4 pre-1854 cover

Delhi HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#112221 July 1827

Delhi HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#112331 October 1824

Dinapore

1

Dinapore HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#221224 July 1835

DumDum

2

DumDum HG 7 pre-1854 cover

#305510 March 1846

DumDum HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#251021 May 1826

Ellichpoor

1

Ellichpoor HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#241526 April 1848

French Rocks

3

French Rocks HG 1 pre-1854 cover

French Rocks HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#30332 June 1856

French Rocks MN 1 pre-1854 cover

#94823 September 1839

Futwa

1

Futwa HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#95515 April 1839

Ghazeepore

2

Ghazeepore HG 8 pre-1854 cover

Ghazeepore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#239316 March 1815

Goruckpoor

1

Goruckpoor HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#97612 January 1825

Gowahaty

2

Gowahaty HG 3 pre-1854 cover

Gowahaty HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#97213 March 1854

Gwalior

1

Gwalior HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#40241 June 1833

Hansi

1

Hansi HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Hoonsoor

1

Hoonsoor HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Hooshiapoor

1

Hooshiapoor HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#358622 October 1848

Hoshungabad

2

Hoshungabad HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#27231 April 1831

Hoshungabad HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#239215 April 1836

Houghly

2

Houghly HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Houghly HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Hunter & Hay

1

Hunter & Hay pre-1854 cover

#17894 April 1799

Hurryhur

1

Hurryhur HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Hyderabad

1

Hyderabad HG 7 pre-1854 cover

Indore

1

Indore HG 1A pre-1854 cover

#239022 November 1838

Jalnah

3

Jalnah HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#250715 April 1854

Jalnah HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#305318 November 1838

Jalnah HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Juanpore

1

Juanpore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#239125 October 1833

Jubbulpore

1

Jubbulpore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#57423 December 1836

Jullunder

1

Jullunder HG 5 pre-1854 cover

Kamptee

1

Kamptee HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#241316 May 1837

Karatchee

2

Karatchee S1 pre-1854 cover

Karatchee HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#254022 October 1851

Khandala

1

Khandala HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#273415 March 1854

Khasgunj

1

Khasgunj HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#24199 August 1845

Kirkee

1

Kirkee HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#241730 November 1842

Kolapore

1

Kolapore HG 1A pre-1854 cover

Landour

3

Landour HG 4A pre-1854 cover

Landour HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#221517 April 1833

Landour HG 7 pre-1854 cover

#239529 September 1853

Lodianah

1

Lodianah HG 7 pre-1854 cover

#22176 January 1844

Madras

16

Madras HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#240411 September 1794

Madras HG 25 pre-1854 cover

#96015 August 1853

Madras HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#93716 December 1803

Madras SR1 pre-1854 cover

#62217 November 1815

Madras HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#97019 February 1797

Madras HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#271719 November 1805

Madras HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#216420 June 1791

Madras HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#240923 February 1805

Madras HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#271823 November 1805

Madras HG 6A pre-1854 cover

#240823 November 1809

Madras HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#271924 June 1805

Madras MN 1 pre-1854 cover

#87828 August 1815

Madras HG SRAdd pre-1854 cover

#87728 March 1815

Madras HG 12 pre-1854 cover

#272431 March 1826

Madras HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#22239 December 1797

Madras HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#9719 September 1795

Madura

1

Madura MN 1 pre-1854 cover

#52618 May 1794

Mangalore

2

Mangalore HG 1A pre-1854 cover

#112418 November 1837

Mangalore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#27282 May 1836

Manuntaddy

1

Manuntaddy HG 3 pre-1854 cover

Masulipatam

2

Masulipatam HG 9 pre-1854 cover

Masulipatam HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#272029 June 1805

Mercara

1

Mercara HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#87523 May 1843

Merut

3

Merut HG 5 pre-1854 cover

Merut HG 3A pre-1854 cover

#53110 August 1830

Merut HG 3A pre-1854 cover

Mhow

1

Mhow HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Mirzapore

1

Mirzapore HG 12 pre-1854 cover, Private lot Kadamba Collection

Lot Kadamba Collection

Mount

1

Mount HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#25141 May 1835

Muctal

1

Muctal HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#250813 September 1846

Muttra

2

Muttra HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#252220 July 1836

Muttra HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#112523 November 1825

Mynpooree

2

Mynpooree HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#222120 April 1843

Mynpooree HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#11205 December 1853

Mysore

6

Mysore HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#94413 December 1838

Mysore HG 5 pre-1854 cover

#94515 January 1854

Mysore HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#292620 October 1843

Mysore HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#94622 December 1838

Mysore HG 5 pre-1854 cover

#304626 July 1864

Mysore HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#5638 January 1852

Naggery

1

Naggery HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#281310 June 1856

Nagpore

2

Nagpore HG 5 pre-1854 cover

Nagpore HG 4 pre-1854 cover

Negapatam

1

Negapatam HG 4 pre-1854 cover

Nepaul

1

Nepaul HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#5165 November 1836

New Anchorage

1

New Anchorage HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#215916 November 1825

Nynee Tal

1

Nynee Tal HG 1 pre-1854 cover, Private lot 23 JUL 1854

Lot 23 JUL 1854

Oogein

1

Oogein HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#5664 August 1838

Ootacamund

1

Ootacamund HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#272223 December 1835

Palaveram

1

Palaveram HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Palghat

1

Palghat HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Panipat - Paniput

1

Panipat - Paniput HG 1A pre-1854 cover

Patna

1

Patna HG 2 pre-1854 cover

Pondicherry

3

Pondicherry HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#254112 June 1808

Pondicherry HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#254326 May 1821

Pondicherry HG 3A pre-1854 cover

#25428 September 1801

Poona

3

Poona HG 12A pre-1854 cover

Poona HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Poona HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#241822 March 1836

Rajemahal

1

Rajemahal HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#23857 August 1837

Rajkote

1

Rajkote HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#30372 May 1838

Ramnad

1

Ramnad HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#27265 July 1842

Rotuck

1

Rotuck HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#216122 July 1852

Saharunpore

1

Saharunpore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

Samulcotah

1

Samulcotah HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#96814 November 1838

Secunderabad

3

Secunderabad HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#96116 August 1835

Secunderabad HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#250926 January 1849

Secunderabad HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#185226 September 1836

Secundrarao

1

Secundrarao HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#219123 February 1854

Serampore

1

Serampore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#167014 June 1824

Seringapatam

8

Seringapatam HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#167112 December 1801

Seringapatam HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#93812 March 1810

Seringapatam HG 10 pre-1854 cover

#87223 October 1853

Seringapatam HG 9 pre-1854 cover

#94723 September 1839

Seringapatam HG 5 pre-1854 cover

#5333 July 1837

Seringapatam HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#8734 December 1805

Seringapatam HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#5855 March 1810

Seringapatam MN 1 pre-1854 cover

#29879 April 1810

Shahjahanpore

1

Shahjahanpore HG 3 pre-1854 cover

Sheerghotty

1

Sheerghotty HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#238624 November 1829

Sirsa

1

Sirsa HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#23987 September 1844

Sobathoo

3

Sobathoo MN 1 pre-1854 cover

Sobathoo HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#273024 February 1849

Sobathoo HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#57331 July 1825

Soorool

1

Soorool HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#27297 March 1852

Sultapore

2

Sultapore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#221325 April 1849

Sultapore HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#23995 April 1849

Sylhet

1

Sylhet HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#5772 December 1820

Tannah

1

Tannah HG 2 pre-1854 cover

#218929 April 1850

Tellicherry

1

Tellicherry HG 4 pre-1854 cover

#272725 May 1837

Tranquebar

3

Tranquebar HG 4 pre-1854 cover

Tranquebar HG 1 pre-1854 cover

#166929 April 1817

Tranquebar HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#22193 April 1850

Umbalah

1

Umbalah HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#30569 December 1849

Vizagapatam

5

Vizagapatam HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#27161 April 1816

Vizagapatam HG 6 pre-1854 cover

#96914 November 1838

Vizagapatam HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#272115 October 1816

Vizagapatam MN 1 pre-1854 cover

Vizagapatam HG 3 pre-1854 cover

#27154 October 1816

Frequently asked

What Indian pre stamp covers has Private handled?: This census records 202 pre-1854 Indian pre stamp covers traced to Private, across 106 post offices, dated 1787–1864. Each is catalogued by post office and Hammond Giles figure number, with sale and lot references, and links to full images and provenance.
Does Private sell pre-1854 British India postal history?: Yes — Private has offered pre-adhesive (pre-1854) Indian covers and handstruck postal markings at auction, examples of which are recorded here.
How can I research the provenance of an Private Indian cover?: Find the cover on this page or search the census by post office and Giles number. Each recorded cover page lists its Private sale and lot reference alongside dates, colours, rarity and images — a permanent, citable record of its auction history.