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Mund lesierPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Mund lesier postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Mund lesier handstamp recorded in 1857, Bombay Presidency, with 1 Mund lesier cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1857
- Rare
- 1
Mandleshwar (recorded as Mund lesier) is a historic town in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, on the north bank of the Narmada, long a religious and administrative centre of the Nimar country. It lay on the Malwa–Deccan routes crossing the sacred river. Administered within the Bombay-linked network of British India, it served as a post town, and its pre-1854 markings trace the mail of the Narmada valley.
Mund lesier has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1857 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Mund lesier 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 | 1857 | 1 example recorded |
Mund lesier— postal history & markings
Mund lesier — Mandleshwar, a historic town on the Narmada in the Khargone country — leaves a single red handstamp, HG 1 of 1857, known from one example. The record is minimal — one mark, and a scarce one — a genuine target from a small office of central India.
Frequently asked — Mund lesier postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Mund lesier?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Mund lesier are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Mund lesier post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Mund lesier was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1857.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Mund lesier?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Mund lesier 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 Mund lesier called today?
- Mund lesier is the colonial-era name of present-day Mandleshwar, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Mund lesier 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 Mund lesier 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 Mund lesier were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Mund lesier, Mandleshwar, Mund lesier HG 1, Mund lesier handstruck stamps, Mund lesier pre stamp covers, Mund lesier postal history.
How to cite
“Mund lesier, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/mund-lesier (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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