Post office · Bengal Presidency
Tezpore
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1838–1851
- Rare
- 2
Tezpore (Tezpur) is in Upper Assam, on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River. It served as the headquarters of Darrang District and was an important military and administrative station on the frontier.
Tezpore has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1838–1851 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Tezpore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Tezpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Tezpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Tezpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Tezpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Tezpore was a post office of the Bengal Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1838 and 1851.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Tezpore?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Tezpore in this census, of which 2 are 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 Tezpore called today?
- Tezpore is the colonial-era name of present-day Tezpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Tezpore 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 Tezpore 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: Tezpore, Tezpur, Tezpore HG 1, Tezpore handstruck stamps, Tezpore pre stamp covers, Tezpore postal history.
How to cite
“Tezpore, Bengal Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bengal/tezpore (accessed 11 August 2026).
Updated: 11 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Tezpore?
If you hold a cover or strike from Tezpore 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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