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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp designation

HG 1a

The HG 1a handstamp is recorded in 41 pre-1854 post offices of India. Each office struck its own HG 1a mark — compare them below by presidency, colour and recorded dates. Designations follow the Giles catalogue numbering.

Bengal Presidency9 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Berhampore HG 1a handstamp1BerhamporeBengalBlack1794RareHandstruck stamp of India — Buxar HG 1A handstampBuxarBengalRed1825CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Calcutta HG 1a handstamp1CalcuttaBengalBlack1775–17861 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Cuttack HG 1A handstamp2CuttackBengalBlack1810–1829RareHandstruck stamp of India — Gowahaty HG 1A handstamp1GowahatyBengalBlack18301 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Gya HG 1A handstamp1GyaBengalBlack18311 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Jessore HG 1A handstamp1JessoreBengalBlack18321 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Midnapore HG 1A handstampMidnaporeBengalBlack1799RareHandstruck stamp of India — Mymunsing HG 1a handstampMymunsingBengalBlack1831Scarce

North Western Provinces6 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Allahabad HG 1a handstamp1AllahabadN.W. ProvincesBlack1838RareHandstruck stamp of India — Bhopal HG 1a handstamp1BhopalN.W. ProvincesBlack1852ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Bundelcund HG 1A handstamp1BundelcundN.W. ProvincesBlack18232 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Indore HG 1A handstamp1IndoreN.W. ProvincesRed18381 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Jubbulpore HG 1A handstampJubbulporeN.W. ProvincesRed1825CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Merut HG 1A handstamp1MerutN.W. ProvincesRed18271 example recorded

Punjab1 office

Handstruck stamp of India — Lahore HG 1a handstamp1LahorePunjabRed1854Scarce

Bombay Presidency10 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Assurghur HG 1A handstamp1AssurghurBombayBlack18331 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Baroda HG 1a handstamp4BarodaBombayRed1855–18564 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Dharwar HG 1A handstampDharwarBombayBlack1834CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ellichpoor HG 1A handstamp2EllichpoorBombayBlack1835–1857Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Kirkee HG 1A handstamp1KirkeeBombayRed18351 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Kolapore HG 1A handstamp1KolaporeBombayRed18461 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Panipat - Paniput HG 1A handstamp1Panipat - PaniputBombayBlack18281 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Saugor HG 1A handstamp8SaugorBombayBlack1822–1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sholapoor HG 1A handstamp1SholapoorBombayRed18371 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Sittara HG 1a handstampSittaraBombayRed1856Scarce

Madras Presidency15 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Arcot HG 1A handstamp2ArcotMadrasBlack1819–18202 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Calicut HG 1a handstampCalicutMadrasRed1834–1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cochin HG 1A handstamp1CochinMadrasBlack18171 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Dindigul HG 1A handstamp2DindigulMadrasBlack1799–18012 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Hoonsoor HG 1A handstamp1HoonsoorMadrasRed18561 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Hyderabad HG 1A handstamp1HyderabadMadrasBlack18151 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Mangalore HG 1A handstamp1MangaloreMadrasRed18371 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Nellore HG 1A handstampNelloreMadrasBlack18051 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Palamcotah HG 1A handstamp1PalamcotahMadrasBlack17921 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 1a handstamp2PondicherryMadrasBlack1818ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Quilon HG 1a handstampQuilonMadrasRed1825ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Ramnad HG 1A handstamp1RamnadMadrasBlack1837ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Samulcotah HG 1a handstamp1SamulcotahMadrasRed1834CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Trichinopoly HG 1A handstampTrichinopolyMadrasBlack1788–1790RareHandstruck stamp of India — Vellore HG 1A handstamp1VelloreMadrasBlack18131 example recorded
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