Post office · Bengal Presidency
Saharunpore
- Handstamps
- 7
- Recorded
- 1826–1853
Saharunpoor, headquarters of the same named District, United Provinces, is situated 29°37' N and 17°33' E, 988 miles from Calcutta and 1069 from Bombay. The district remained in Maratha hands until the British conquest in 1818. A stud farm was established, which later became the army remount centre.
Saharunpore has 7 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1826–1853 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Saharunpore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Saharunpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Saharunpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Saharunpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Saharunpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Saharunpore was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 7 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1826 and 1853.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Saharunpore?
- 7 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Saharunpore 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.
- What is Saharunpore called today?
- Saharunpore is the colonial-era name of present-day Saharanpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Saharunpore 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 Saharunpore 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: Saharunpore, Saharanpur, Saharunpore HG 1, Saharunpore handstruck stamps, Saharunpore pre stamp covers, Saharunpore postal history.
How to cite
“Saharunpore, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/saharunpore (accessed 22 July 2026).
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
An unrecorded mark from Saharunpore?
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