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WaghotanPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Waghotan postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 1 Waghotan handstamp recorded in 1855, Bombay Presidency.
- Handstamps
- 1
- Recorded
- 1855
Waghotan is a village in the Devgad taluka of Sindhudurg district, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, on the Waghotan (Kharepatan) Creek near the Maratha naval fort of Vijaydurg.
Waghotan has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking from 1855 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Waghotan handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1 | Handstamp | Red | 1855 | Scarce |
Waghotan— postal history & markings
Waghotan, a village in the Devgad country of the southern Konkan, leaves a single scarce red handstamp, HG 1 of 1855. The record is minimal — one mark, and a scarce one — a genuine target from a small coastal office of the Sindhudurg shore.
Frequently asked — Waghotan postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Waghotan?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Waghotan are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Waghotan post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Waghotan was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, dated around 1855.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Waghotan?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Waghotan 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 Waghotan 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 Waghotan 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 Waghotan were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Waghotan, Waghotan HG 1, Waghotan handstruck stamps, Waghotan pre stamp covers, Waghotan postal history.
How to cite
“Waghotan, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/waghotan (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Waghotan?
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