Post office · Bengal Presidency
Bauleah
- Handstamps
- 6
- Recorded
- 1825–1853
Bauleah, later called Rampur Boalia, was the headquarters of the Rajsahai District, East Bengal and Assam, situated 24°22' N and 88°36' E, on the north bank of the Padma River. Selected by the Dutch early in the 18th century for a factory, and later became an English Commercial Residency in the centre of an important silk industry.
Bauleah has 6 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1825–1853 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Bauleah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Bauleah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bauleah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bauleah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bauleah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bauleah was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 6 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1825 and 1853.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bauleah?
- 6 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Bauleah in this census. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- What is Bauleah called today?
- Bauleah is the colonial-era name of present-day Rajshahi, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Bauleah postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Bauleah cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
Also searched as: Bauleah, Rajshahi, Bauleah HG 1, Bauleah handstruck stamps, Bauleah pre stamp covers, Bauleah postal history.
How to cite
“Bauleah, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/bauleah (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Bauleah?
If you hold a cover or strike from Bauleah that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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