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BundaraPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Bundara postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Bundara handstamp recorded in 1857, Bombay Presidency.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1857
Bundara has not been recorded by Giles. It is a townto the east of Nagpur, located at 21°10"N 79°39"E. town became a British Territory in 1853 and consequently was not issued a stamp a er the 1837 Postal Act.
Bundara has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1857 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Bundara handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Red | 1857 | Scarce |
Bundara— postal history & markings
Bundara — Bhandara, east of Nagpur — leaves a single scarce handstamp, HG 1 of 1857, unrecorded by Giles. A genuine census addition, absent from the standard catalogue and recovered here from surviving material, it makes even this one-mark office a real target for the collector of central India.
Frequently asked — Bundara postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Bundara?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Bundara are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Bundara post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Bundara was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1857.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Bundara?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Bundara 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 Bundara called today?
- Bundara is the colonial-era name of present-day Bhandara, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Bundara 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 Bundara 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 Bundara were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Bundara, Bhandara, Bundara HG 1, Bundara handstruck stamps, Bundara pre stamp covers, Bundara postal history.
How to cite
“Bundara, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/bundara (accessed 4 October 2026).
Updated: 4 Oct 2026
An unrecorded mark from Bundara?
If you hold a cover or strike from Bundara 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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