Bombay Presidency · Pre-1854 Handstamp
Chanda HG 1
- Colour & date
- Red1860
- Rarity
- Common
- Note
- The cover bears a Bombay Circle Type 4 No. 82, which corresponds to Chanda (Wurdah).
- Figure
- 1
- Submitted by
- India Study Circle IP215
Census
Census records
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About this mark
The Chanda HG 1 handstamp
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 HG 1 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of the post office at Chanda — the present-day Chandrapur — in the Bombay Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1860. Known strikes are in red. Its "HG 1" designation is the figure number assigned in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India.
No surviving cover bearing this mark has been recorded in the census yet — if you hold one, it may be the first recorded example. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "Common" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for chanda pre stamp covers, chanda postal history or "Chanda HG1" material can compare HG 1 across every office or browse the rest of the Chanda marks.
The cover bears a Bombay Circle Type 4 No. 82, which corresponds to Chanda (Wurdah).
Frequently asked
- What is the Chanda HG 1 handstamp?
- Chanda HG 1 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of Chanda (modern Chandrapur) in the Bombay Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1860. The "HG 1" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.
- How rare is Chanda HG 1?
- Chanda HG 1 is graded "Common" in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. No surviving cover bearing this mark has been recorded in the census yet — if you hold one, it may be the first recorded example.
- What does a Chanda pre stamp cover with HG 1 look like?
- A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Chanda is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like HG 1. No surviving cover bearing this mark has been recorded in the census yet — if you hold one, it may be the first recorded example. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.
- How do I identify or submit a Chanda HG 1 cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1860). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.
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Also searched as: Chanda HG 1, Chanda HG1, Chanda Giles 1, Chandrapur postal history, Chanda handstamp, Chanda pre stamp cover.
How to cite
“Chanda HG 1 — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/chanda/hg-1 (accessed 20 August 2026).
Updated: 20 Aug 2026