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ChhindwaraPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Chhindwara postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Chhindwara handstamp recorded in 1858, Bombay Presidency, with 1 Chhindwara cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1858
- Rare
- 1
Chhindwara is a city and Municipal Corporation in Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is the administrative headquarters of Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent cities Betul, Jabalpur and Nagpur. The nearest airport is in Nagpur, although there is a small airport located in the district which is not serviceable for passenger planes.
Chhindwara has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1858 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Chhindwara 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 | 1858 | Rare |
Chhindwara— postal history & markings
Chhindwara, a town on the Satpura plateau in the country south of Nagpur, leaves a single rare handstamp, HG 1 of 1858. The record is minimal — one mark, and a rare one — which makes even this small central Indian office a genuine target for the collector.
Frequently asked — Chhindwara postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Chhindwara?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Chhindwara are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Chhindwara post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Chhindwara was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1858.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Chhindwara?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Chhindwara in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. 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.
- How do I identify a Chhindwara 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 Chhindwara 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 Chhindwara were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Chhindwara, Chhindwara HG 1, Chhindwara handstruck stamps, Chhindwara pre stamp covers, Chhindwara postal history.
How to cite
“Chhindwara, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/chhindwara (accessed 2 October 2026).
Updated: 2 Oct 2026
An unrecorded mark from Chhindwara?
If you hold a cover or strike from Chhindwara 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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