Post office · Bombay Presidency
Chanda
- 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 |
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.
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 20 August 2026).
Updated: 20 Aug 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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