Bombay Presidency · Pre-1854 Handstamp
Mund lesier HG 1
- Colour & date
- Red1857
- Rarity
- 1 example recorded
- Catalogue
- 2016 Supplement (Chandak & Bhargave)
- Figure
- 1
- Submitted by
- D. Hammond Giles
Census
Census records
1 cover recorded1 pre-1854 cover bearing the Mund lesier HG 1 handstamp is recorded below — each entry links to images, provenance and auction details.
About this mark
The Mund lesier HG 1 handstamp
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 HG 1 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of the post office at Mund lesier — the present-day Mandleshwar — in the Bombay Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1857. Known strikes are in red. It is listed in 2016 Supplement (Chandak & Bhargave), 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 "1 example recorded" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for mund lesier pre stamp covers, mund lesier postal history or "Mund lesier HG1" material can compare HG 1 across every office or browse the rest of the Mund lesier marks.
Frequently asked
- What is the Mund lesier HG 1 handstamp?
- Mund lesier HG 1 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of Mund lesier (modern Mandleshwar) in the Bombay Presidency, British India, recorded in use around 1857. The "HG 1" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.
- How rare is Mund lesier HG 1?
- Mund lesier HG 1 has 1 example recorded 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 Mund lesier pre stamp cover with HG 1 look like?
- A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Mund lesier 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 Mund lesier 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 (1857). 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.
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How to cite
“Mund lesier HG 1 — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/mund-lesier/hg-1 (accessed 16 August 2026).
Updated: 16 Aug 2026