
Auction house · Provenance
Spink
spink.com69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 4ET, United Kingdom
- 690
- covers
- 161
- offices
- 1775–1865
- dated
Spink is a philatelic auction house whose sales of pre-1854 Indian postal history are recorded in this open census. We have traced 690 pre stamp covers of British India to Spink, spanning 161 post offices and dated 1775–1865 — each catalogued by office and Hammond Giles figure number, with the Spink sale and lot reference preserved permanently alongside dates, colours, rarity and images.
Offices represented include Penang (85), Calcutta (57), Madras (36), Bombay (29), Rangoon (25) and Waghorn (24). Select any cover to see its full record, or visit Spink for their current and forthcoming sales.
Agra
10Ahmedabad Cantonment
1Ajmere
1Akyab
5Allahabad
4Allyghur
4Anuntapoor
1Azimgurh
1Balasore
1Bangalore
9Barelly
1Belgaum
8Bellary
4Benares
7Berhampore
4Bhauglepoor
6Bombay
29
COV-3274Lot 122
COV-3478Lot 3546
COV-556Lot 51131 March 1813
COV-3538Lot Lot 70311 January 1838
COV-1038Lot 3813 April 1837
COV-2916Lot 2001413 April 1837
COV-2861Lot 201316 September 1836
COV-3485Lot 121018 April 1855
COV-75Lot 600418 August 1805
COV-1972Lot 22818 March 1852
COV-1911Lot 6601809
COV-1912Lot 6611812
COV-1919Lot 35321817
COV-3269Lot 32321850
COV-1968Lot 22319 March 1810
COV-1970Lot 21919 November 1825
COV-1973Lot 2252 February 1818
COV-1969Lot 21821 February 1814
COV-1976Lot 23823 August 1836
COV-1977Lot 23626 February 1836
COV-852#85227 August 1808
COV-3486Lot 109228 March 1844
COV-1971Lot 2204 August 1834
COV-1033Lot 335 January 1817
COV-1030Lot 326 September 1816
COV-1034Lot 357 December 1849
COV-3270Lot 35329 August 1817
COV-1975Lot 237June 1836
COV-1974Lot 231November 1843
Boolundersher
1Bundelcund
1Burdwan
1Calcutta
57
COV-1681Lot 571 May 1837
COV-3273#32731 September 1838
COV-1088Lot 11510 March 1832
COV-1655Lot 2511 September 1840
COV-1818Lot 6512 April 1817
COV-1037Lot 3813 April 1837
COV-1085Lot 11415 June 1829
COV-1657Lot 2416 April 1837
COV-1656Lot 2016 August 1833
COV-1817Lot 6316 June 1816
COV-1683Lot 6116 September 1799
COV-1680Lot 5517 December 1835
COV-1035Lot 441780
COV-1036Lot 441780
COV-1649Lot 91788
COV-3275Lot 10518 Dec 1838
COV-1044Lot 4518 February 1786
COV-3276Lot 10818 September 1859
COV-3278Lot 10818 September 1859
COV-1651Lot 141815
COV-218Lot 100251816
COV-1881Lot 1941817
COV-378Lot 100381830
COV-1897Lot 7031838
COV-1899Lot 5191838
COV-1890Lot 31842
COV-3337Lot 27851865
COV-39#3919 July 1786
COV-1047Lot 4919 May 1788
COV-1684Lot 6219 November 1807
COV-1647Lot 82 February 1775
COV-738#73820 April 1789
COV-1663Lot 4820 May 1830
COV-1048Lot 5921 January 1838
COV-3484Lot 110721 November 1849
COV-1839#183922 December 1776
COV-1682Lot 6025 August 1794
COV-1042Lot 5325 December 1816
COV-1043Lot 5325 December 1816
COV-2124#212426 Dec 1816
COV-1654Lot 2826 May 1853
COV-3277Lot 1729 July 1839
COV-1045Lot 483 April 1787
COV-631#63130 January 1817
COV-1679Lot 5430 January 1835
COV-1093#10935 May 1832
COV-763#7637 December 1818
COV-1648Lot 107 September 1788
COV-1658Lot 299 May 1791
COV-1092#1092April 1830
COV-1653Lot 22April 1836
COV-1652Lot 21December 1834
COV-1662Lot 32February 1848
COV-1079Lot 110July 1820
COV-1661Lot 33July 1851
COV-1660Lot 36June 1815
COV-1659Lot 38May 1819
Calingapatam
1Carangooly
1Cawnpore
7Chandernagore
6Chittoor
1Coimbatore
1Combaconum
1Condapully
1Covilputy
1Dacca
6Damaun
4Ferreedpore
1Ghazeepore
5Governor General's Headquarters
1Gowalpara
1Gujranwala
2Guntoor
1Gwalior
8Horatio Hardy
2Houghly
1Hurryhur
1Hyderabad
7Karical
6Kedgeree
12
COV-1087Lot 11510 March 1832
COV-1866Lot 12411 December 1840
COV-1891Lot 214 February 1827
COV-1084Lot 11415 June 1829
COV-1867Lot 12326 June 1829
COV-2084Lot 41828 July 1840
COV-1081Lot 10928 March 1817
COV-1082Lot 11328 March 1829
COV-1050Lot 6829 September 1829
COV-1077Lot 1128 January 1826
COV-1078Lot 110July 1820
COV-1864Lot 122March 1825
Khandala
1Kirkee
1Kyouk Phyoo
4Lahore
1Lodianah
5Luckeepoor
1Lucknow
13
COV-1939Lot 497
COV-1103Lot 1251844
COV-652Lot 302819 January 1835
COV-1098Lot 12319 January 1835
COV-1096Lot 12619 January 1845
COV-807#8072 March 1838
COV-1102Lot 12721 February 1846
COV-2077Lot 39724 June 1836
COV-1095Lot 12224 November 1822
COV-2076Lot 39627 January 1833
COV-1104Lot 12828 March 1847
COV-2075Lot 39431 December 1809
COV-2083Lot 4158 April 1811
Madras
36
COV-530Lot 11361 June 1816
COV-2044Lot 31310 January 1837
COV-1944#194411 July 1816
COV-1054Lot 7212 April 1837
COV-1942#194213 July 1816
COV-2041Lot 29914 January 1815
COV-1106Lot 13514 March 1818
COV-1257Lot 30415 July 1818
COV-1926Lot 51121800-Feb-6
COV-1903Lot 5031800-Mar-8
COV-1872Lot 101818
COV-1883Lot 2831820
COV-1100Lot 1401822
COV-559Lot 11061837
COV-1851Lot 51571841
COV-1940#194019 July 1816
COV-620Lot 47322 October 1817
COV-1889Lot 19522 October 1818
COV-1097Lot 13623 March 1818
COV-2014Lot 29625 January 1819
COV-2042Lot 30325 September 1816
COV-2016Lot 29726 January 1819
COV-1099Lot 14227 August 1832
COV-2012Lot 29528 February 1818
COV-1105Lot 13428 January 1818
COV-826#82629 May 1816
COV-1905Lot 50629 May 1816
COV-1259Lot 3064 May 1825
COV-2959Lot 65 May 1818
COV-1063Lot 816 December 1845
COV-3488Lot 10127 September 1826
COV-658Lot 3033April 1818
COV-727#727August 1818
COV-2045Lot 311January 1836
COV-2043Lot 306March 1817
COV-94#94November 1788
Madura
1Malacca
6Mallegaum
1Manuntaddy
1Masulipatam
1Merut
11
COV-1127Lot 15112 January 1824
COV-1132Lot 1531841
COV-1959Lot 1852 February 1831
COV-1961Lot 18920 August 1849
COV-1902#190222 March 1816
COV-1130Lot 15223 March 1827
COV-1958Lot 18526 September 1824
COV-1960Lot 18727 May 1836
COV-1956Lot 18427 October 1809
COV-1962Lot 1903 November 1851
COV-1131Lot 1528 March 1831
Midnapore
4Mirzapore
1Mooltan
1Moongyr
5Moulmein
20
COV-3366Lot 221 November 1850
COV-3364Lot 2013 November 1842
COV-3360Lot 12217 January 1842
COV-3372Lot 46618 June 1848
COV-3375Lot 305919 July 1848
COV-3367Lot 2320 February 1850
COV-3380Lot 524920 May 1843
COV-3359Lot 2022 May 1845
COV-3374Lot 6523 September 1848
COV-3365Lot 2125 August 1848
COV-3377Lot 337426 February 1844
COV-3378Lot 228 August 1842
COV-3363Lot 1928 January 1844
COV-3362Lot 1829 December 1841
COV-3371Lot 15629 July 1839
COV-3361Lot 29230 June 1844
COV-3368Lot 294 January 1845
COV-3370Lot 1145 May 1840
COV-3369Lot 397 July 1855
COV-3379Lot 67June 1853
Muddekerry
1Munglepore
1Mussouri
1Muttra
1Mynpooree
1Nagpore
4Nattore
1Neemuch
1Negapatam
1Nowgong
1Nuddeah
1Palamcotah
1Palaveram
1Patna
8Payakerowpet
1Penang
85
COV-4352Lot 181 December 1837
COV-4108Lot 91 January 1838
COV-4368Lot 10231 July 1836
COV-4097Lot 3511 July 1837
COV-4360Lot 3521 June 1838
COV-4304Lot 31 November 1854
COV-4353Lot 191 September 1838
COV-4354Lot 241 September 1838
COV-4333Lot 10301 September 1851
COV-4332Lot 102910 April 1849
COV-4363Lot 77010 August 1833
COV-4301Lot 21610 February 1843
COV-4110Lot 3010 February 1847
COV-4343Lot 410 November 1812
COV-4086Lot 1211A11 January 1847
COV-4307Lot 1312 February 1842
COV-4356Lot 21513 January 1836
COV-4106Lot 713 June 1828
COV-4316Lot 3314 April 1851
COV-4320Lot 27914 August 1854
COV-4305Lot 1214 January 1845
COV-4111Lot 3115 February 1847
COV-4313Lot 2416 August 1841
COV-4358Lot 34916 December 1835
COV-4311Lot 2216 October 1840
COV-4107Lot 816 September 1836
COV-4322Lot 35317 September 1840
COV-4338Lot 3656A18 April 1835
COV-4362Lot 50918 December 1826
COV-4318Lot 10518 December 1838
COV-4310Lot 2118 December 1839
COV-4367Lot 102118 October 1826
COV-4319Lot 21718 October 1850
COV-4366Lot 10201821
COV-3685#36851839
COV-4300Lot 661858
COV-4103Lot 103319 December 1854
COV-4336Lot 275419 February 1839
COV-4345Lot 1019 July 1830
COV-4314Lot 272 December 1846
COV-4308Lot 152 February 1841
COV-4303Lot 52552 January 1844
COV-4306Lot 1220 November 1840
COV-4324Lot 35720 October 1854
COV-4325Lot 35821 December 1854
COV-4355Lot 9822 August 1829
COV-4370Lot 275322 September 1835
COV-4351Lot 1723 August 1837
COV-4309Lot 2023 August 1839
COV-4361Lot 37524 February 1830
COV-4317Lot 3624 January 1855
COV-4326Lot 37624 June 1850
COV-4104Lot 425 December 1820
COV-4348Lot 1425 May 1836
COV-4365Lot 79225 October 1828
COV-4327Lot 77326 August 1839
COV-4359Lot 35027 June 1837
COV-4105Lot 528 April 1827
COV-4346Lot 1228 January 1834
COV-4083Lot 23928 September 1827
COV-4312Lot 2329 May 1841
COV-4369Lot 27523 April 1835
COV-4315Lot 323 April 1849
COV-4329Lot 10253 July 1840
COV-4337Lot 27563 July 1849
COV-4344Lot 53 September 1836
COV-4335Lot 103131 December 1851
COV-4364Lot 77231 January 1838
COV-4109Lot 124 February 1806
COV-4323Lot 3544 February 1845
COV-4349Lot 155 January 1837
COV-4350Lot 165 January 1837
COV-4334Lot 10306 April 1851
COV-4328Lot 7746 December 1841
COV-4347Lot 136 February 1834
COV-4302Lot 10266 February 1846
COV-4321Lot 3006 February 1846
COV-4331Lot 10287 April 1849
COV-4102Lot 117 August 1838
COV-4357Lot 2947 November 1833
COV-4339Lot 38 August 1817
COV-4330Lot 10279 December 1846
COV-4371Lot 52529 September 1826
COV-4101Lot 10July 1838
COV-4100Lot 7June 1855
Pondicherry
8Poona
6Rajputana
5Ramahpatam
1Rangoon
25
COV-3431Lot 111 April 1854
COV-3438Lot 421 February 1855
COV-3443Lot 504210 September 1853
COV-3441Lot 53716 January 1855
COV-3434Lot 3121 June 1854
COV-3444Lot 518126 April 1858
COV-3427Lot 306426 June 1854
COV-3426Lot 7027 March 1858
COV-3425Lot 129 November 1853
COV-3433Lot 3030 April 1854
COV-3352Lot 1254 July 1854
COV-3442Lot 30634 June 1854
COV-3436Lot 335 December 1857
COV-3424Lot 25 January 1854
COV-3437Lot 405 October 1854
COV-3435Lot 328 October 1854
COV-3445Lot 77April 1857
COV-3439Lot 104December 1853
COV-3440Lot 217December 1855
COV-3428Lot 3February 1854
COV-3422Lot 3066January 1854
COV-3429Lot 5June 1854
COV-3423Lot 3066March 1854
COV-3430Lot 10March 1854
COV-3432Lot 12November 1857
Ryepore
1Sadrass
1Samulcotah
1Secunderabad
1Seringapatam
6Sewarah
1Sheerghotty
1Shoagyeen
1Sholapoor
1Singapore
5Sobathoo
1Sultanpore
1Tanjore
1Thayetmyo
5Tongnoo
4Trichinopoly
3Tumlook
1Umbalah
1Vizianagarum
5Waghorn
24
COV-1740#17401 January 1836
COV-1742#17421 March 1837
COV-1783#178310 April 1840
COV-1816#181610 May 1839
COV-2082Lot 41411 January 1838
COV-1807#180713 November 1839
COV-1690#169014 February 1838
COV-1815#181515 July 1839
COV-2800#280015 October 1839
COV-1797#179716 April 1839
COV-1694#169417 October 1838
COV-1814#181418 August 1839
COV-1696#169618 September 1838
COV-1741#17412 January 1837
COV-1698#16982 May 1839
COV-1697#169721 November 1838
COV-1743#174326 July 1836
COV-1724#172427 March 1840
COV-1813#181327 March 1853
COV-1757#175729 March 1836
COV-1770#17705 July 1839
COV-1693#16936 February 1839
COV-2843#28437 September 1850
COV-1695#16958 January 1840
Wallajahabad
3Warree
1Frequently asked
- What Indian pre stamp covers has Spink handled?
- This census records 690 pre-1854 Indian pre stamp covers traced to Spink, across 161 post offices, dated 1775–1865. Each is catalogued by post office and Hammond Giles figure number, with sale and lot references, and links to full images and provenance.
- Does Spink sell pre-1854 British India postal history?
- Yes — Spink has offered pre-adhesive (pre-1854) Indian covers and handstruck postal markings at auction, examples of which are recorded here. Their current sales are at spink.com.
- How can I research the provenance of an Spink Indian cover?
- Find the cover on this page or search the census by post office and Giles number. Each recorded cover page lists its Spink sale and lot reference alongside dates, colours, rarity and images — a permanent, citable record of its auction history.


























































































































































































































































































































































































