Post office · Bengal Presidency
Jorehaut
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1850–1853
- Rare
- 1
Jorehaut is in the Sibsagar District, East Bengal and Assam, on the left bank of the Disai River, situated 26°45' N and 94°13' E. It became the chief centre for the manufacture of Assamese jewellery and the centre of a prosperous tea estate area.
Jorehaut has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking dated 1850–1853 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Jorehaut handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Black | 1850–1853 | Very scarce |
Frequently asked — Jorehaut postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Jorehaut?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Jorehaut are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Jorehaut post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Jorehaut was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated between 1850 and 1853.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Jorehaut?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Jorehaut 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 Jorehaut called today?
- Jorehaut is the colonial-era name of present-day Jorhat, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Jorehaut 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 Jorehaut 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: Jorehaut, Jorhat, Jorehaut HG 1, Jorehaut handstruck stamps, Jorehaut pre stamp covers, Jorehaut postal history.
How to cite
“Jorehaut, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/jorehaut (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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