Post office · Bombay Presidency
Sittara
- Handstamps
- 4
- Recorded
- 1842–1858
Sittara, headquarters of Sittara District, Bombay Presidency, near the confluence of the Kistna and Vena Rivers, is situated 17°41' N and 74° E. The strong fort, after a short resistance, fell to the British, at the end of the war with the Peshwa in 1818.
Sittara has 4 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1842–1858 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
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Sittara handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Sittara postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Sittara?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Sittara are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Sittara post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Sittara was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 4 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1842 and 1858.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Sittara?
- 4 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Sittara 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 Sittara called today?
- Sittara is the colonial-era name of present-day Satara, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Sittara 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 Sittara 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.
Also searched as: Sittara, Satara, Sittara HG 1, Sittara handstruck stamps, Sittara pre stamp covers, Sittara postal history.
How to cite
“Sittara, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/sittara (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Sittara?
If you hold a cover or strike from Sittara 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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