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Panipat - PaniputPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Panipat - Paniput postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 3 Panipat - Paniput handstamps recorded between 1828 and 1851, Bombay Presidency, with 1 Panipat - Paniput cover traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1828–1851
- Rare
- 1
Panipat is a historic city about 95 km north of Delhi in Haryana, famous for the three decisive battles fought there in 1526, 1556 and 1761.
Panipat - Paniput has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1828–1851 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Panipat - Paniput handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Panipat - Paniput— postal history & markings
Panipat's three handstamps, from 1828 to 1851, are worked in black and red. HG 1A of 1828 is known from a single example, with the common HG 1 and HG 2 in later use. The town is one of the most famous battlefields in Indian history, the site of three decisive engagements, and its postal record — small and mostly ordinary — belongs to the quieter nineteenth century. For the collector, the single-example HG 1A is the mark to seek, giving a compact office at a place of great historical weight one genuine early scarcity.
Frequently asked — Panipat - Paniput postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Panipat - Paniput?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Panipat - Paniput are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Panipat - Paniput post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Panipat - Paniput was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1828 and 1851.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Panipat - Paniput?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Panipat - Paniput 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 Panipat - Paniput called today?
- Panipat - Paniput is the colonial-era name of present-day Panipat, India. The office also appears in postal history literature and auction catalogues as Paniput. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Panipat - Paniput 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 Panipat - Paniput 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 Panipat - Paniput were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Panipat - Paniput, Panipat, Paniput, Panipat - Paniput HG 1, Panipat - Paniput handstruck stamps, Panipat - Paniput pre stamp covers, Panipat - Paniput postal history.
How to cite
“Panipat - Paniput, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/panipat-paniput (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
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