- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1819–1852
- Rare
- 3
Chandernagore, a French Settlement, situated 22°52' N and 88°22' E, on the bank of the Hooghly River, about 22 miles north of Calcutta. It was first occupied by the French in 1688, and was twice occupied by the East India Company, and returned to France under the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, only to be retaken by the English and held until 1816, when it was returned to the French.
Chandernagore has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1819–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Manuscript markings
2 marksBefore handstamps were introduced, postmasters wrote postal details by hand — these manuscript markings pre-date the struck marks above.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Chandernagore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Chandernagore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Chandernagore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Chandernagore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Chandernagore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Chandernagore was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1819 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Chandernagore?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Chandernagore in this census, of which 3 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.
- What is Chandernagore called today?
- Chandernagore is the colonial-era name of present-day Chandannagar, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Chandernagor. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Chandernagore 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 Chandernagore 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: Chandernagore, Chandannagar, Chandernagor, Chandernagore HG 1, Chandernagore handstruck stamps, Chandernagore pre stamp covers, Chandernagore postal history.
How to cite
“Chandernagore, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/chandernagore (accessed 11 August 2026).
Updated: 11 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Chandernagore?
If you hold a cover or strike from Chandernagore 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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Other post offices in the Bengal Presidency
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Bengal Presidency post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.