Post office · Bengal Presidency
Jungpore
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1854
- Rare
- 1
Jangipur is a city and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Jangipur subdivision. It is situated on the banks of the Bhagirathi. Jangipur is an old town having reference from the historical period of Moghul emperor Jahangir when an army camp was established here.[2]
Jungpore has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Jungpore 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 | 1854 | 1 example recorded |
Frequently asked — Jungpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Jungpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Jungpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Jungpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Jungpore was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Jungpore?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Jungpore 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 Jungpore called today?
- Jungpore is the colonial-era name of present-day Jangipur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Jungpore 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 Jungpore 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: Jungpore, Jangipur, Jungpore HG 1, Jungpore handstruck stamps, Jungpore pre stamp covers, Jungpore postal history.
How to cite
“Jungpore, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/jungpore (accessed 11 August 2026).
Updated: 11 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Jungpore?
If you hold a cover or strike from Jungpore 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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