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SigoulyPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Sigouly postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Sigouly handstamps recorded between 1838 and 1855, Bengal Presidency.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1838–1855
Sigouly (Sagauli) is a village in Champaran District, Bengal on the road to Nepal, situated 26°47' N and 84°45' E. In the Mutiny of 1857, the 12th Regt. of the Irregular Horse
Sigouly has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1838–1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Sigouly handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Sigouly— postal history & markings
Sigouly — Sagauli, on the road to Nepal in the Champaran country — leaves two handstamps, of 1838 and 1855 and both common, one red and one black. The village lent its name to the treaty that closed the Anglo-Nepalese War in 1816. The postal record is small and ordinary, but its setting on the frontier road toward the Himalayan kingdom gives the office a note of interest beyond its two marks.
Frequently asked — Sigouly postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Sigouly?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Sigouly are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Sigouly post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Sigouly was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1838 and 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Sigouly?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Sigouly 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 Sigouly called today?
- Sigouly is the colonial-era name of present-day Sagauli, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Sigouly 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 Sigouly 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 Sigouly were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Sigouly, Sagauli, Sigouly HG 1, Sigouly handstruck stamps, Sigouly pre stamp covers, Sigouly postal history.
How to cite
“Sigouly, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/sigouly (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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