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NassickPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Nassick postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 2 Nassick handstamps recorded between 1842 and 1858, Bombay Presidency, with 8 Nassick covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 2
- Recorded
- 1842–1858
Nassick town is 107 miles from Bombay, being the headquarters of Nassick District, Bombay Presidency, situated 200N and 73°47' E. It is ranked amongst the most sacred places for Hindu pilgrimage. On the rise of the Maratha power, Nassick was chosen by the Peshwas as one of their capitals.
Nassick has 2 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1842–1858 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Nassick handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Nassick— postal history & markings
Nassick's two handstamps, of 1842 and 1844 and both common, come from the headquarters of its district in the Bombay Presidency — a town of great sanctity on the Godavari. One is red, the other black. The record is small and ordinary, with no rarity to single out, but it belongs to one of the holy places of western India, a sacred town represented by a clean pair of marks.
Frequently asked — Nassick postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Nassick?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Nassick are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Nassick post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Nassick was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1842 and 1858.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Nassick?
- 2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Nassick 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 Nassick called today?
- Nassick is the colonial-era name of present-day Nashik, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Nassick 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 Nassick 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 Nassick were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Nassick, Nashik, Nassick HG 1, Nassick handstruck stamps, Nassick pre stamp covers, Nassick postal history.
How to cite
“Nassick, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/nassick (accessed 25 September 2026).
Updated: 25 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Nassick?
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Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Bombay Presidency post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.