Bombay Presidency · Pre-1854 Handstamp
Hursole HG 1
- Colour & date
- Purple1840
- Rarity
- Common
- Catalogue
- 1989 Catalogue · p. 103
- Figure
- 1
- Submitted by
- D. Hammond Giles
Census
Census records
1 cover recorded1 pre-1854 cover bearing the Hursole HG 1 handstamp is recorded below — each entry links to images, provenance and auction details.
About this mark
The Hursole HG 1 handstamp
Harsol is a small town in the Talod taluka of Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, noted for the Harsol copper-plate inscription of the Paramara king Siyaka II.
Hursole HG 1 is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of the post office at Hursole — the present-day Harsol — in the Bombay Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1840. Known strikes are in purple. It is listed in 1989 Catalogue, where each marking of British India is assigned a figure number — hence "HG 1".
A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "Common" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for hursole pre stamp covers, hursole postal history or "Hursole HG1" material can compare HG 1 across every office or browse the rest of the Hursole marks.
Frequently asked
- What is the Hursole HG 1 handstamp?
- Hursole HG 1 is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of Hursole (modern Harsol) in the Bombay Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1840. The "HG 1" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in purple.
- How rare is Hursole HG 1?
- Hursole 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. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.
- What does a Hursole pre stamp cover with HG 1 look like?
- A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Hursole 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. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.
- How do I identify or submit a Hursole 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 (1840). 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.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hursole
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Hursole is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
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Also searched as: Hursole HG 1, Hursole HG1, Hursole Giles 1, Harsol postal history, Hursole handstamp, Hursole pre stamp cover.
How to cite
“Hursole HG 1 — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/hursole/hg-1 (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026