Post office · Bombay Presidency
JooriaPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Jooria postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Jooria handstamp recorded in 1850, Bombay Presidency, with 1 Jooria cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1850
- Rare
- 1
Juria, also spelled Jodia or Jodiya, is a historic coastal town and sub-district (taluka) located in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat, India
Jooria has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1850 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Jooria 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 | 1850 | Rare |
Jooria— postal history & markings
Jooria — Jodiya, a historic port on the Gulf of Kutch — leaves a single rare red handstamp, HG 1 of 1850. The record is minimal — one mark, and a rare one — which makes even this small coastal office a genuine target for the collector of the western shore.
Frequently asked — Jooria postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Jooria?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Jooria are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Jooria post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Jooria was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1850.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Jooria?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Jooria 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.
- What is Jooria called today?
- Jooria is the colonial-era name of present-day Jodiya, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Jooria 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 Jooria 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 Jooria were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Jooria, Jodiya, Jooria HG 1, Jooria handstruck stamps, Jooria pre stamp covers, Jooria postal history.
How to cite
“Jooria, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/jooria (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Jooria?
If you hold a cover or strike from Jooria 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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