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SehorePostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Sehore postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 3 Sehore handstamps recorded between 1839 and 1852, Bombay Presidency, with 8 Sehore covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1839–1852
Sehore was a British military station and headquarters of the State tahsil and of the Bhopal Agency, situated 23°12' N and 77°5' E, in the Nizamat-i-Maghrib of Bhopal State, Central
Sehore has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1839–1852 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Sehore handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Sehore— postal history & markings
Sehore's three handstamps, from 1839 to 1852, are notable for their ink: two of the three — HG 1 and HG 3 — are struck in purple, an uncommon colour, with a black mark between. A British military station and headquarters of the Bhopal Agency in central India, the office served a garrison and political post. The marks are all common, but the purple pair gives the record a distinctive look for so small a run. For the collector, Sehore is a compact office marked out by its colour rather than by rarity.
Frequently asked — Sehore postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Sehore?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Sehore are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Sehore post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Sehore was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1839 and 1852.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Sehore?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Sehore 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.
- How do I identify a Sehore 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 Sehore 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 Sehore were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Sehore, Sehore HG 1, Sehore handstruck stamps, Sehore pre stamp covers, Sehore postal history.
How to cite
“Sehore, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/sehore (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Sehore?
If you hold a cover or strike from Sehore 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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Other post offices in the Bombay Presidency
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Bombay Presidency post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.