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BuxarPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Buxar postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 5 Buxar handstamps recorded between 1825 and 1847, Bengal Presidency, with 5 Buxar covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 5
- Recorded
- 1825–1847
- Rare
- 2
Buxar is situated in Shahabad District, Bengal, 25°34' N and 83°58' E, on the south bank of the Ganges River, 406 miles from Calcutta. It is famous for the defeat here of Mir Kasim by Sir Hector Munro, in the battle which finally won the Lower Provinces of Bengal in 1764.
Buxar has 5 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1825–1847 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Buxar handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Buxar— postal history & markings
Buxar's five handstamps, from 1825 to 1847, are worked in red and black, common but for the rare HG 1B. The town holds a large place in the history of British India: it was here, on the Ganges in Shahabad District, that Mir Kasim was decisively defeated — the battle that helped secure Bengal for the Company. Its postal record is small and mostly ordinary, but the rare HG 1B gives the collector a scarce target, and the office's association with so pivotal a battlefield lends its otherwise modest marks a particular resonance for the postal historian of Bengal.
Frequently asked — Buxar postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Buxar?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Buxar are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Buxar post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Buxar was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 5 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1825 and 1847.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Buxar?
- 5 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Buxar in this census, of which 2 are 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.
- How do I identify a Buxar 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 Buxar 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.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Buxar were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Buxar, Baksar, Buxar HG 1, Buxar handstruck stamps, Buxar pre stamp covers, Buxar postal history.
How to cite
“Buxar, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/buxar (accessed 25 September 2026).
Updated: 25 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Buxar?
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