Post office · Bengal Presidency
Mahomedpore
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1844–1847
Mahomedpore is a village in Jessore District, Bengal, situated 23°24' N and 89°37' E, on the right bank of the Madhumati River. Once a large town with a quadrangular fort, but is very unhealthy and an epidemic known as "Burdwan fever" was first noticed in 1840.
Mahomedpore has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1844–1847 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Mahomedpore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Mahomedpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Mahomedpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Mahomedpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Mahomedpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Mahomedpore was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1844 and 1847.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Mahomedpore?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Mahomedpore in this census. 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 Mahomedpore 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 Mahomedpore 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: Mahomedpore, Mahomedpore HG 1, Mahomedpore handstruck stamps, Mahomedpore pre stamp covers, Mahomedpore postal history.
How to cite
“Mahomedpore, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/mahomedpore (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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