Post office · Bengal Presidency
Surdah
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1832
Surdah is 12 miles from Bauleah, 72 from Bogra and 177 from Calcutta, in East Bengal, and the post office was listed up to 1854, but can not now be traced.
Surdah has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings from 1832 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Surdah handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Surdah postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Surdah?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Surdah are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Surdah post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Surdah was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated around 1832.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Surdah?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Surdah 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 Surdah 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 Surdah 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: Surdah, Surdah HG 1, Surdah handstruck stamps, Surdah pre stamp covers, Surdah postal history.
How to cite
“Surdah, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/surdah (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Surdah?
If you hold a cover or strike from Surdah that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
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