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GoalparahPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Goalparah postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 3 Goalparah handstamps recorded between 1830 and 1840, Bengal Presidency, with 3 Goalparah covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1830–1840
- Rare
- 1
Goalpara is a city and district headquarters in Assam, about 134 km west of Guwahati.
Goalparah has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1830–1840 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Goalparah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Goalparah— postal history & markings
Goalparah's three handstamps, from 1830 to 1840, open with a distinctive rarity: HG 1 of 1830 is an intaglio mark, cut in reverse and rare, followed by the common HG 2 and HG 3 in red and black. A town in western Assam, the office served a station on the road toward the Brahmaputra valley. The record is small, but the reverse-cut intaglio opener — a prized style — gives the collector a genuine target. For the specialist in the Assam offices, Goalparah is a compact record anchored by that rare early strike.
Frequently asked — Goalparah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Goalparah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Goalparah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Goalparah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Goalparah was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1830 and 1840.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Goalparah?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Goalparah 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 Goalparah called today?
- Goalparah is the colonial-era name of present-day Goalpara, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Goalparah 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 Goalparah 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 Goalparah were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Goalparah, Goalpara, Goalparah HG 1, Goalparah handstruck stamps, Goalparah pre stamp covers, Goalparah postal history.
How to cite
“Goalparah, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/goalparah (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Goalparah?
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