Hand Struck Stamps

Bengal Presidency

Rare & scarce handstamps

138 marks of the Bengal circle for which only a handful of examples are recorded. The ranking updates automatically as the census grows.

HG 3 handstamp from Arrah

ArrahHG 3 · 1834–1835 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Balasore

BalasoreHG 1 · 1836 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Barasat

BarasatHG 1 · 1836 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Berhampore

BerhamporeHG 1 · 1790 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Bongong

BongongHG 1 · 1852 · Red

HG 1a handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 1a · 1775–1786 · Black

HG 19 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 19 · 1834 · Black

HG 29A handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 29A · 1852 · Black

G1 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaG1 · 1791 · Black

G17 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaG17 · 1851 · Red

SD3 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSD3 · 1816 · Black

SD23 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSD23 · 1853 · Red

SR1 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR1 · 1795 · Black

SR2 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR2 · Pre-1807 · Red

SR16 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR16 · 1830 · Black

X1 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX1 · 1775 · Black

X2 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX2 · 1775–1776 · Black

X3 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX3 · 1776–1784 · Black

X4 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX4 · 1784 · Black

X5 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX5 · 1784 · Black

X6 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX6 · 1784 · Black

X7 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX7 · 1777 · Black

X12 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaX12 · 1776 · Black

MN 2 manuscript from Chandernagore

ChandernagoreMN 2 · 1821

HG 1 handstamp from Cuttack

CuttackHG 1 · 1821–1827 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Dacca

DaccaHG 2 · 1799 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Doab

DoabHG 1 · 1828 · Mauve

MN 1 manuscript from DumDum

DumDumMN 1 · 1822

HG 1 handstamp from Dummow

DummowHG 1 · 1841

HG 1 handstamp from Futwa

FutwaHG 1 · 1839 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Gotmal

GotmalHG 1 · 1849 · Red

HG 1A handstamp from Gowahaty

GowahatyHG 1A · 1830 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from GURBETTAH

GURBETTAHHG 1 · 1850 · Black

HG 1A handstamp from Gya

GyaHG 1A · 1831 · Black

HG 3 handstamp from Gya

GyaHG 3 · 1836 · Black

HG Add. 1 handstamp from Hazaribagh

HazaribaghHG Add. 1 · 1837 · Black

HG 1A handstamp from Jessore

JessoreHG 1A · 1832 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Keerpoy

KeerpoyHG 1 · 1834 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Luckeepoor

LuckeepoorHG 1 · 1806 · Black

HG 3 handstamp from Moongyr

MoongyrHG 3 · 1836 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Moorshedabad

MoorshedabadHG 1 · 1786–1794 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Moorshedabad

MoorshedabadHG 2 · 1805 · Black

HG 2a handstamp from Moorshedabad

MoorshedabadHG 2a · 1815–1819 · Black

HG 4 handstamp from Moorshedabad

MoorshedabadHG 4 · 1861 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Nattore

NattoreHG 1 · 1808–1809 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Nowgong

NowgongHG 1 · 1851–1852 · Red

HG 4 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 4 · 1816 · Black

HG 5 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 5 · 1818 · Black

HG 7 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 7 · 1824–1829 · Black

HG 9 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 9 · 1830 · Mauve

HG 1 handstamp from Sewarah

SewarahHG 1 · 1806–1813 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Soorool

SooroolHG 1 · 1852 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Tezpore

TezporeHG 1 · 1838 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Tipperah

TipperahHG 1 · 1790 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Titalyah

TitalyahHG 1 · 1850 · Black

HG 3 handstamp from Barrackpore

BarrackporeHG 3 · 1831–1832 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Bulluah

BulluahHG 1 · 1810–1813 · Black

HG 36 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 36 · 1849–1859

MN 1 manuscript from Chandernagore

ChandernagoreMN 1 · 1819–1823

HG 1 handstamp from Culpee

CulpeeHG 1 · 1776 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Dacca

DaccaHG 1 · 1775–1783 · Black

HG 3 handstamp from Dacca

DaccaHG 3 · 1806–1820 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Gowahaty

GowahatyHG 1 · 1829–1830 · Black

HG 3 handstamp from Nepaul

NepaulHG 3 · 1843 · Magenta

HG 1 handstamp from Rungpore

RungporeHG 1 · 1815–1827 · Black

HG 1a handstamp from Berhampore

BerhamporeHG 1a · 1794 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Berhampore

BerhamporeHG 2 · 1800 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Bhauglepoor

BhauglepoorHG 1 · 1791 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Bhauglepoor

BhauglepoorHG 2 · 1799–1808 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Bood Bood

Bood BoodHG 1 · —

HG 1B handstamp from Buxar

BuxarHG 1B · 1825 · Red

HG 3 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 3 · 1776–1789 · Black

HG 4 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 4 · 1787 · Black

HG 5 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 5 · 1788 · Black

HG 6 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 6 · 1788 · Black

HG 20 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 20 · 1830–1835 · Black

HG 23A handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 23A · 1842 · Red

G10 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaG10 · 1830–1833 · Black

G11 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaG11 · 1832 · Black

G15 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaG15 · 1847–1848 · Red

SD1 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSD1 · 1794–1795 · Black

SD22 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSD22 · 1851–1852 · Red

SR4 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR4 · 1809 · Red

SR36 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR36 · 1830-32 · Black

SR41 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR41 · 1832-37 · Black

SR42 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR42 · 1833-36 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Chass

ChassHG 1 · 1789 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Cherapunjee

CherapunjeeHG 2 · 1845–1855 · Red

HG 1 handstamp from Chittagong

ChittagongHG 1 · 1788–1825 · Black

HG 1A handstamp from Cuttack

CuttackHG 1A · 1810–1829 · Black

HG 10A handstamp from Dacca

DaccaHG 10A · 1852–1854 · Red

HG 3 handstamp from Dinapore

DinaporeHG 3 · 1836 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Goalparah

GoalparahHG 1 · 1830–1837 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Gowahaty

GowahatyHG 2 · 1835 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Gowalpara

GowalparaHG 1 · 1830–1837 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Jessore

JessoreHG 2 · 1851 · Red

HG 7A handstamp from Kedgeree

KedgereeHG 7A · 1844 · Red

HG 1 handstamp from Midnapore

MidnaporeHG 1 · 1797–1799 · Black

HG 1A handstamp from Midnapore

MidnaporeHG 1A · 1799 · Black

HG 4 handstamp from Mymunsing

MymunsingHG 4 · 1841 · Red

HG 4 handstamp from Nepaul

NepaulHG 4 · 1854–1855 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from New Anchorage

New AnchorageHG 1 · 1823–1829 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 1 · 1785 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 2 · 1795–1814 · Red

HG 3 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 3 · 1797 · Black

HG 14a handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 14a · 1844 · Red

HG 1 handstamp from Pooree

PooreeHG 1 · 1838

HG 3 handstamp from Poorneea

PoorneeaHG 3 · 1853 · Red

HG 1 handstamp from Rajemahal

RajemahalHG 1 · 1776–1837 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Rajemahal

RajemahalHG 2 · 1828 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Tezpore

TezporeHG 2 · 1851 · Red

HG A handstamp from Tirhoot

TirhootHG A · 1819 · Black

HG 5 handstamp from Berhampore

BerhamporeHG 5 · 1817–1837 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 1 · 1775–1787 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 2 · 1775–1787 · Black

HG 7 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 7 · 1788 · Black

HG 8 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 8 · 1788–1789 · Black

HG 9 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 9 · 1789 · Black

HG 18 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaHG 18 · 1836 · Black

G12 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaG12 · 1834–1839 · Red

SR10 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR10 · 1835-37 · Black

SR15 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR15 · 1827-29 · Black

SR21 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR21 · 1830 · Black

SR26 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR26 · 1830-32 · Black

SR31 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR31 · 1832-37 · Black

SR35 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR35 · 1830-32 · Black

SR40 handstamp from Calcutta

CalcuttaSR40 · 1832–1837 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Chandernagore

ChandernagoreHG 2 · 1843–1852 · Red

HG 1 handstamp from Jeypore Assam

Jeypore AssamHG 1 · 1841 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Jorehaut

JorehautHG 1 · 1850–1853 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Malda

MaldaHG 1 · 1827–1834 · Black

HG 3 handstamp from Moorshedabad

MoorshedabadHG 3 · 1831 · Black

HG 2 handstamp from Nepaul

NepaulHG 2 · 1844–1855

HG 8 handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 8 · 1830–1835 · Black

HG 10a handstamp from Patna

PatnaHG 10a · 1832 · Red

HG 2 handstamp from Pooree

PooreeHG 2 · 1854 · Red

HG 1 handstamp from Poorneea

PoorneeaHG 1 · 1824–1836 · Black

HG 1 handstamp from Serampore

SeramporeHG 1 · 1821–1837 · Black