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AurungabadPostal Covers & Pre-1854 Postal History
Aurungabad postal covers and handstruck postal markings of pre-1854 British India, recorded in an open census: 3 Aurungabad handstamps recorded between 1841 and 1861, Madras Presidency, with 7 Aurungabad covers traced to them.
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1841–1861
Aurungabad, the second largest city in Hyderabad State, is situated 19°53' N and 75°20' E near the eastern bank of the river Kaum.
Aurungabad has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1841–1861 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Aurungabad handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Aurungabad— postal history & markings
Aurungabad's three handstamps, from 1841 to 1861, are worked in black and red and are all in common use. The second city of Hyderabad State, on the eastern bank of the Kaum, the town's post served a major centre of the Nizam's Dominions. There is no rarity here to single out; the record is a straightforward run of ordinary marks. For the collector, Aurungabad's value lies in representing one of the great Deccan cities within the census — a clean, small office rather than a source of scarce strikes.
Frequently asked — Aurungabad postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Aurungabad?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Aurungabad are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Aurungabad post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Aurungabad was a post office of the Madras Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1841 and 1861.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Aurungabad?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Aurungabad 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 an Aurungabad 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 Aurungabad 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 Aurungabad were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Aurungabad, Aurangabad, Aurungabad HG 1, Aurungabad handstruck stamps, Aurungabad pre stamp covers, Aurungabad postal history.
How to cite
“Aurungabad, Madras Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/madras/aurungabad (accessed 24 September 2026).
Updated: 24 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Aurungabad?
If you hold a cover or strike from Aurungabad 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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Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Madras Presidency post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.