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BoorhanporePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Boorhanpore postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Boorhanpore handstamps recorded between 1853 and 1855, Bombay Presidency, with 6 Boorhanpore covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1853–1855
Burhanpur is a historical city in Madhya Pradesh, the administrative seat of Burhanpur District, long an important Mughal-era centre on the Tapti River.
Boorhanpore has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1853–1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Boorhanpore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Boorhanpore— postal history & markings
Boorhanpore's two handstamps, both of 1853, come from a historic Mughal city in the Nerbudda country. HG 1 is common and the black HG 2 scarce. The record is small, but the scarce mark gives the collector a target, and the town itself — long an important seat under the Mughals — lends its compact office a weight of history beyond its two strikes.
Frequently asked — Boorhanpore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Boorhanpore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Boorhanpore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Boorhanpore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Boorhanpore was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1853 and 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Boorhanpore?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Boorhanpore 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 Boorhanpore called today?
- Boorhanpore is the colonial-era name of present-day Burhanpur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Boorhanpore 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 Boorhanpore 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 Boorhanpore were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Boorhanpore, Burhanpur, Boorhanpore HG 1, Boorhanpore handstruck stamps, Boorhanpore pre stamp covers, Boorhanpore postal history.
How to cite
“Boorhanpore, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/boorhanpore (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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