Post office · Bengal Presidency
Bindwarah
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1855
- Rare
- 1
Pindwara is a municipality and tehsil located nearby Sirohi city in Sirohi District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Pindwara is one of main financial city of Sirohi district after Abu Road. As of 2011, the population of Pindwara is 24,487. It is located 435 km (270 mi) southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, between Aravalli Hills and plains of Marwar region. The city used to be a major area of marble and stone carving in India for a long time. It is common belief that if there is any construction of temple work all over the world, it could not complete without involvement of Pindwara artisan. This is proved by this fact that marble carvings of major temples of India like Akshardham temple network, Shri Ram temple Ayodhya are being carried out in the city.
Bindwarah has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Bindwarah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Red | 1855 | Rare |
Frequently asked — Bindwarah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bindwarah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bindwarah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bindwarah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bindwarah was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bindwarah?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Bindwarah in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. 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 Bindwarah called today?
- Bindwarah is the colonial-era name of present-day Pindwara, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Bindwarah 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 Bindwarah 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: Bindwarah, Pindwara, Bindwarah HG 1, Bindwarah handstruck stamps, Bindwarah pre stamp covers, Bindwarah postal history.
How to cite
“Bindwarah, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/bindwarah (accessed 27 August 2026).
Updated: 27 Aug 2026
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