Post office · Bengal Presidency
Rungpore
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1815–1854
- Rare
- 1
Rungpore (abode of bliss) is situated 25°45' N and 89°15' E, in Rungpore District, East Bengal. It has a reputation of being an unhealthy place. Rungpore District came under the control of the East India Company in 1765, with the grant of the Diwani of Ben gal.
Rungpore has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1815–1854 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Rungpore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Rungpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Rungpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Rungpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Rungpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Rungpore was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1815 and 1854.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Rungpore?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Rungpore 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 Rungpore called today?
- Rungpore is the colonial-era name of present-day Rangpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Rungpore 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 Rungpore 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: Rungpore, Rangpur, Rungpore HG 1, Rungpore handstruck stamps, Rungpore pre stamp covers, Rungpore postal history.
How to cite
“Rungpore, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/rungpore (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Rungpore?
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