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MungleporePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Munglepore postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Munglepore handstamps recorded between 1847 and 1854, Bengal Presidency, with 1 Munglepore cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1847–1854
Munglepore appears to have been a sub-post office in the Cawnpore District, United Provinces. (Giles Vol.1)
Munglepore has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1847–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Munglepore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Munglepore— postal history & markings
Munglepore appears to have been a sub-post office in the Cawnpore District of the United Provinces, and its two red handstamps reflect that minor status. HG 1 of 1847 is common, but HG 2 of 1854 is scarce — a 'Bearing' stamp, unusually struck in red. The record is small, its interest lying in that scarce red bearing mark and in the glimpse it gives of a subordinate office within the larger Cawnpore establishment.
Frequently asked — Munglepore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Munglepore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Munglepore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Munglepore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Munglepore was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1847 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Munglepore?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Munglepore 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 Munglepore 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 Munglepore 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 Munglepore were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Munglepore, Munglepore HG 1, Munglepore handstruck stamps, Munglepore pre stamp covers, Munglepore postal history.
How to cite
“Munglepore, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/munglepore (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Munglepore?
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