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ChandaPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Chanda postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Chanda handstamp recorded in 1860, Bombay Presidency.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1860
Chandrapur, historically Chanda, is a city in the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra, a former Gond kingdom capital girt by an old stone wall. Rich in coal and forest, it lay on the routes into the central Indian country. Administered within the Bombay-linked network of British India, it served as a district post town, and its pre-1854 markings record the Company's inland mail of the eastern Deccan.
Chanda has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1860 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Chanda 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 | 1860 | Common |
Chanda— postal history & markings
Chanda — Chandrapur, a former Gond capital in the Vidarbha country — leaves a single common red handstamp, HG 1 of 1860. The record is minimal, one mark only, with no rarity to single out. For the collector, its interest lies in the standing of the place, an old ruling seat of eastern Maharashtra represented by a single strike.
Frequently asked — Chanda postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Chanda?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Chanda are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Chanda post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Chanda was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1860.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Chanda?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Chanda 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 Chanda called today?
- Chanda is the colonial-era name of present-day Chandrapur, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Chanda 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 Chanda 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 Chanda were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Chanda, Chandrapur, Chanda HG 1, Chanda handstruck stamps, Chanda pre stamp covers, Chanda postal history.
How to cite
“Chanda, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/chanda (accessed 4 October 2026).
Updated: 4 Oct 2026
An unrecorded mark from Chanda?
If you hold a cover or strike from Chanda 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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