Post office · Bengal Presidency
Bugwah
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1850–1856
Bugwah is 30 miles from Rungpore, and 332 miles from Calcutta, in the District of Rungpore.
Bugwah has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1850–1856 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Bugwah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Bugwah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bugwah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bugwah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bugwah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bugwah was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1850 and 1856.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bugwah?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Bugwah 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.
- How do I identify a Bugwah 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 Bugwah 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: Bugwah, Bugwah HG 1, Bugwah handstruck stamps, Bugwah pre stamp covers, Bugwah postal history.
How to cite
“Bugwah, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/bugwah (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Bugwah?
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