Post office · Bombay Presidency
Bhawndy
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1838–1858
Bhawndy (Bhiwandi, Bhewndy) is a town in Thana District, Bombay Presidency, situated 19°18' N and 73°3' E, 29 miles north of Bombay and 1202 miles from Calcutta, Rice is the main local product, and there is the largest rice-husking mill in the Presidency here.
Bhawndy has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1838–1858 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Bhawndy handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Bhawndy postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bhawndy?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bhawndy are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bhawndy post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bhawndy was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1838 and 1858.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bhawndy?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Bhawndy 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 Bhawndy called today?
- Bhawndy is the colonial-era name of present-day Bhiwandi, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Bhawndy 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 Bhawndy 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.
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How to cite
“Bhawndy, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/bhawndy (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
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