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HazaribaghPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Hazaribagh postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 3 Hazaribagh handstamps recorded between 1837 and 1840, Bengal Presidency, with 3 Hazaribagh covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1837–1840
- Rare
- 1
Hazaribagh Town is in the same named District, Bengal, situated 23°59' N and 85°22' E on the high central plateau of the District, at an elevation of 2000 feet above sea level. It became the Headquarters of the civil administration from 1834, and a cantonment was established south-east of the town.
Hazaribagh has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1837–1840 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Hazaribagh handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Hazaribagh— postal history & markings
Hazaribagh's three handstamps, from 1837 to 1840, are notable for their colour: alongside black and red the office used purple, the ink of HG 1. Its earliest mark, HG Add. 1 of 1837, is known from a single example. A town on the high central plateau of its Bengal district, the office served an upland station. The record is small and tightly dated, but the purple strike and the single-example opener give it distinctive entries. For the collector, Hazaribagh is a compact office where colour and a scarce first mark reward attention.
Frequently asked — Hazaribagh postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Hazaribagh?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Hazaribagh are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Hazaribagh post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Hazaribagh was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1837 and 1840.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Hazaribagh?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Hazaribagh 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.
- How do I identify a Hazaribagh 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 Hazaribagh 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 Hazaribagh were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Hazaribagh, Hazaribagh HG 1, Hazaribagh handstruck stamps, Hazaribagh pre stamp covers, Hazaribagh postal history.
How to cite
“Hazaribagh, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/hazaribagh (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Hazaribagh?
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