Post office · Bombay Presidency
Julgaum
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1855
Julgaum (Jalgaon) is in the Khandesh Division of Bombay Presidency, on the Girna River. It served as the headquarters of Jalgaon District and was an important cotton-trading centre on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.
Julgaum has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Brown border = community submission, verified by editors
Julgaum 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 | 1855 | — |
Frequently asked — Julgaum postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Julgaum?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Julgaum are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Julgaum post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Julgaum was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Julgaum?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Julgaum 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 Julgaum called today?
- Julgaum is the colonial-era name of present-day Jalgaon, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Julgaum 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 Julgaum 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: Julgaum, Jalgaon, Julgaum HG 1, Julgaum handstruck stamps, Julgaum pre stamp covers, Julgaum postal history.
How to cite
“Julgaum, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/julgaum (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Julgaum?
If you hold a cover or strike from Julgaum 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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