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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp designation

HG 2

The HG 2 handstamp is recorded in 278 pre-1854 post offices of India. Each office struck its own HG 2 mark — compare them below by presidency, colour and recorded dates. Designations follow the Giles catalogue numbering.

Bengal Presidency57 offices

Arrah HG 2 handstamp7ArrahBengalBlack1831–1836CommonBackergunge HG 2 handstamp2BackergungeBengalRed1839–1847CommonBalasore HG 2 handstamp1BalasoreBengalBlack1836CommonBarrackpore HG 2 handstampBarrackporeBengalBlack1825CommonBauleah HG 2 handstamp2BauleahBengalBlack1829–1833ScarceBerhampore HG 2 handstampBerhamporeBengalBlack1800RareBhauglepoor HG 2 handstamp2BhauglepoorBengalBlack1799–1808RareBugwah HG 2 handstamp2BugwahBengalBlack1850–1856CommonBurdwan HG 2 handstamp3BurdwanBengalBlack1828–1836ScarceCalcutta HG 2 handstamp5CalcuttaBengalBlack1775–1787Very scarceChandernagore HG 2 handstamp4ChandernagoreBengalRed1843–1852Very scarceCherapunjee HG 2 handstamp2CherapunjeeBengalRed1845–1855RareChittagong HG 2 handstamp8ChittagongBengalBlack1813–1837ScarceChota Nagpore HG 2 handstampChota NagporeBengalBlack1848CommonChupra HG 2 handstampChupraBengalBlack1825CommonCommercolly HG 2 handstampCommercollyBengalBlack1840CommonCulnah HG 2 handstampCulnahBengalRed1846CommonCuttack HG 2 handstamp1CuttackBengalBlack1821–1834ScarceDacca HG 2 handstamp1DaccaBengalBlack17991 example recordedDarjeeling HG 2 handstampDarjeelingBengalRed1854CommonDiamond Harbour HG 2 handstamp2Diamond HarbourBengalBlack1833–1835CommonDinapore HG 2 handstamp19DinaporeBengalBlack1824–1837CommonDumDum HG 2 handstamp5DumDumBengalBlack1835–1837CommonFerreedpore HG 2 handstamp1FerreedporeBengalBlack1854CommonGoalparah HG 2 handstamp1GoalparahBengalRed1838–1839CommonGowahaty HG 2 handstamp1GowahatyBengalBlack1835RareGowalpara HG 2 handstampGowalparaBengalRed1838–1839CommonGya HG 2 handstamp2GyaBengalRed1847–1854CommonHazaribagh HG 2 handstampHazaribaghBengalRed1837–1840CommonHoughly HG 2 handstamp7HoughlyBengalRed1838–1846CommonJessore HG 2 handstamp1JessoreBengalRed1851RareKedgeree HG 2 handstamp7KedgereeBengalBlack1821–1827CommonMahomedpore HG 2 handstampMahomedporeBengalBlack1844–1845CommonMalda HG 2 handstamp2MaldaBengalBlack1850–1852CommonMidnapore HG 2 handstamp5MidnaporeBengalBlack1813–1828ScarceMoongyr HG 2 handstamp2MoongyrBengalBlack1836ScarceMoorshedabad HG 2 handstamp1MoorshedabadBengalBlack18051 example recordedMotehary HG 2 handstamp1MoteharyBengalBlack1853–1855ScarceMunglepore HG 2 handstamp1MungleporeBengalRed1854ScarceMymunsing HG 2 handstampMymunsingBengalRed1839CommonNepaul HG 2 handstamp11NepaulBengal1844–1855Very scarceNowagong HG 2 handstampNowagongBengalRed1850CommonNuddeah HG 2 handstamp1NuddeahBengalRed1841–1842CommonPatna HG 2 handstamp4PatnaBengalRed1795–1814RarePooree HG 2 handstamp1PooreeBengalRed1854Very scarcePoorneea HG 2 handstamp2PoorneeaBengalRed1845–1852CommonPubna HG 2 handstamp1PubnaBengalBlack1845–1854CommonRajemahal HG 2 handstamp1RajemahalBengalBlack1828RareRungpore HG 2 handstampRungporeBengalRed1848CommonSerampore HG 2 handstampSeramporeBengalRed1846ScarceSigouly HG 2 handstampSigoulyBengalBlack1855CommonSurdah HG 2 handstampSurdahBengalBlackCommonSylhet HG 2 handstamp2SylhetBengalBlack1837–1851CommonTezpore HG 2 handstamp1TezporeBengalRed1851RareTipperah HG 2 handstamp5TipperahBengalBlack1813–1817ScarceTirhoot HG 2 handstamp3TirhootBengalRed1838–1849CommonTumlook HG 2 handstampTumlookBengalRed1852Common

North Western Provinces56 offices

Agra HG 2 handstampAgraN.W. ProvincesRed18281 example recordedAjmere HG 2 handstampAjmereN.W. ProvincesBlack1851CommonAllahabad HG 2 handstampAllahabadN.W. ProvincesRed1836ScarceAllyghur HG 2 handstamp3AllyghurN.W. ProvincesBlack1825–1831CommonAlmora HG 2 handstamp1AlmoraN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1840CommonAugur HG 2 handstampAugurN.W. ProvincesRed1844CommonAzimgurh HG 2 handstampAzimgurhN.W. ProvincesBlack1824–1825ScarceBanda HG 2 handstamp1BandaN.W. ProvincesBlack1827–1839ScarceBarelly HG 2 handstamp10BarellyN.W. ProvincesBlack1824–1837CommonBenares HG 2 handstamp1BenaresN.W. ProvincesBlack18112 examples recordedBhilsa HG 2 handstamp1BhilsaN.W. ProvincesPurple1852CommonBhopal HG 2 handstamp1BhopalN.W. ProvincesRed1848–1853CommonBhurtpore HG 2 handstampBhurtporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1850CommonBoolundersher HG 2 handstamp1BoolundersherN.W. ProvincesRed1842Very scarceCawnpore HG 2 handstamp4CawnporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1810–1818CommonChunar HG 2 handstamp2ChunarN.W. ProvincesRed1842–1847CommonCuttra HG 2 handstampCuttraN.W. ProvincesRed1845CommonDelhi HG 2 handstampDelhiN.W. ProvincesRed18281 example recordedFuttyghur HG 2 handstamp2FuttyghurN.W. ProvincesMauve1840–1849CommonFuttypore HG 2 handstampFuttyporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1840–1846CommonGhazeepore HG 2 handstamp1GhazeeporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1824–1826ScarceGoonah HG 2 handstamp1GoonahN.W. ProvincesRed1854ScarceGoruckpoor HG 2 handstamp2GoruckpoorN.W. ProvincesRed1837–1853CommonGwalior HG 2 handstamp1GwaliorN.W. ProvincesBlack1829–1843Very scarceHansi HG 2 handstamp1HansiN.W. ProvincesRed1840–1847CommonHatras HG 2 handstampHatrasN.W. ProvincesBlack1854CommonHoshungabad HG 2 handstamp1HoshungabadN.W. ProvincesPurple1838–1842CommonIndore HG 2 handstampIndoreN.W. ProvincesBlack1854CommonJansi HG 2 handstamp6JansiN.W. ProvincesRed1839–1849ScarceJeypore HG 2 handstamp1JeyporeN.W. ProvincesRed1852–1853CommonJuanpore HG 2 handstamp1JuanporeN.W. ProvincesRed1840CommonJubbulpore HG 2 handstampJubbulporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1836CommonKamptee HG 2 handstamp11KampteeN.W. ProvincesBlack1825–1837CommonKoorjah HG 2 handstamp1KoorjahN.W. ProvincesRed1848ScarceKotah HG 2 handstampKotahN.W. ProvincesPurple1851–1853CommonKurnaul (NWP) HG 2 handstampKurnaul (NWP)N.W. ProvincesBlack1828–1835CommonLandour HG 2 handstamp4LandourN.W. ProvincesBlack1833–1835ScarceLucknow HG 2 handstamp3LucknowN.W. ProvincesRed1838–18453 examples recordedMerut HG 2 handstamp10MerutN.W. ProvincesRed1814–1827CommonMirzapore HG 2 handstamp3MirzaporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1823–1837ScarceMoradabad HG 2 handstampMoradabadN.W. ProvincesBlackCommonMundissore HG 2 handstampMundissoreN.W. ProvincesRed1853–1854CommonMuttra HG 2 handstamp6MuttraN.W. ProvincesBlack1832–1836CommonMynpooree HG 2 handstamp2MynpooreeN.W. ProvincesRed1843CommonNagode HG 2 handstamp1NagodeN.W. ProvincesBlack1854ScarceNeemuch HG 2 handstampNeemuchN.W. ProvincesBlack1843–1848CommonNuseerabad HG 2 handstamp1NuseerabadN.W. ProvincesBlack1838–1845CommonNynee Tal HG 2 handstamp1Nynee TalN.W. Provinces1852RareRajputana HG 2 handstampRajputanaN.W. ProvincesBlack1824Very scarceRewah HG 2 handstampRewahN.W. ProvincesBlack1850–1852CommonRewaree HG 2 handstamp1RewareeN.W. ProvincesRed1849RareRotuck HG 2 handstamp1RotuckN.W. ProvincesRed18521 example recordedSaharunpore HG 2 handstamp3SaharunporeN.W. ProvincesRed1844–1851CommonSeepree HG 2 handstampSeepreeN.W. ProvincesBlack1843CommonShahjahanpore HG 2 handstamp1ShahjahanporeN.W. ProvincesRed1854ScarceSultanpore HG 2 handstampSultanporeN.W. ProvincesPurple1843Common

Punjab23 offices

Derah HG 2 handstampDerahPunjabBlack1853CommonFerozepore HG 2 handstamp1FerozeporePunjabBlack1839–1846CommonGujranwala HG 2 handstamp2GujranwalaPunjabRed1852CommonHazara HG 2 handstampHazaraPunjabRed1856–1858CommonHooshiapoor HG 2 handstamp1HooshiapoorPunjabBlack1852–1855CommonJhelum HG 2 handstampJhelumPunjabRed1852–1854CommonJugadree HG 2 handstamp1JugadreePunjabBlack1849CommonJullunder HG 2 handstamp3JullunderPunjabBlack1850–1852CommonKangra HG 2 handstamp1KangraPunjabBlack1837–1848CommonKussowlee HG 2 handstamp1KussowleePunjabRed1852CommonLahore HG 2 handstamp3LahorePunjabBlack1843–1849CommonLodianah HG 2 handstampLodianahPunjabBlack1835CommonMooltan HG 2 handstamp1MooltanPunjabBlack1851–1854CommonMurree HG 2 handstamp1MurreePunjabRed1854CommonNoorpoor HG 2 handstamp2NoorpoorPunjabRed1852Very scarcePeshawur HG 2 handstampPeshawurPunjabBlack1850CommonRawalpindee HG 2 handstamp1RawalpindeePunjabRed1850–1851CommonSealkote HG 2 handstamp2SealkotePunjabRed1852–1854CommonSimla HG 2 handstampSimlaPunjabBlack1835–1836CommonSobathoo HG 2 handstamp3SobathooPunjabRed1843–1847CommonUmbalah HG 2 handstamp1UmbalahPunjabBlack1846CommonUmritsur HG 2 handstamp3UmritsurPunjabBlack1850–1852CommonWuzeerabad HG 2 handstampWuzeerabadPunjab1849–1851Common

Bombay Presidency42 offices

Ahmedabad HG 2 handstampAhmedabadBombayBlack1841–1844CommonAhmednugur HG 2 handstampAhmednugurBombayRed1838CommonAssurghur HG 2 handstamp1AssurghurBombayRed1842RareBaroda HG 2 handstamp1BarodaBombayBlack1853–1854CommonBelgaum HG 2 handstamp6BelgaumBombayOrange1832–1837CommonBhawndy HG 2 handstampBhawndyBombayBlack1838CommonBhooj HG 2 handstampBhoojBombayRed1844–1855CommonBombay HG 2 handstamp4BombayBombayBlack1804–1818ScarceBoorhanpore HG 2 handstamp3BoorhanporeBombayBlack1853–1854ScarceBroach HG 2 handstampBroachBombayBlack1854CommonDamaun HG 2 handstampDamaunBombayMauve1853–1854CommonDeesa HG 2 handstampDeesaBombayBlack1841CommonDharwar HG 2 handstamp2DharwarBombayRed1841CommonDholka HG 2 handstamp1DholkaBombayRed18531 example recordedDhoolia HG 2 handstamp2DhooliaBombayBlack1844–1858CommonDhurrungaum HG 2 handstampDhurrungaumBombayRed1858RareHursole HG 2 handstamp5HursoleBombayBlack1841–1844CommonKaludghee HG 2 handstamp1KaludgheeBombayBlack1842–1856CommonKhamgaum HG 2 handstamp1KhamgaumBombayRed1855RareKhandala HG 2 handstamp1KhandalaBombayRed18561 example recordedKirkee HG 2 handstampKirkeeBombayRed1842CommonKolapore HG 2 handstampKolaporeBombayRed1857ScarceMahableshwar HG 2 handstampMahableshwarBombayRed1851CommonMallegaum HG 2 handstamp1MallegaumBombayRed1844–1858ScarceMalwan HG 2 handstamp1MalwanBombayBlack1848RareMhow HG 2 handstamp2MhowBombayBlack1831RareNagpore HG 2 handstamp7NagporeBombayRed1822–1837CommonNassick HG 2 handstamp5NassickBombayBlack1842–1845CommonOomrawuttee HG 2 handstampOomrawutteeBombayRed1855CommonPanipat - Paniput HG 2 handstampPanipat - PaniputBombayRed1850CommonPanwell HG 2 handstampPanwellBombayRed1851CommonPoona HG 2 handstamp8PoonaBombayBlack1814–1836ScarceRajkote HG 2 handstampRajkoteBombayRed1838–1852CommonRutnagery HG 2 handstampRutnageryBombayBlack1853CommonSaugor HG 2 handstamp10SaugorBombayRed1837–1851CommonSeerpore HG 2 handstamp1SeerporeBombayRed1857ScarceSehore HG 2 handstampSehoreBombayBlack1846–1851CommonSeroor HG 2 handstampSeroorBombayBlue1844–1857CommonSholapoor HG 2 handstamp1SholapoorBombayBlack18361 example recordedSittara HG 2 handstampSittaraBombayBlack1846–1850CommonSurat HG 2 handstamp1SuratBombayRed1810–1832CommonTannah HG 2 handstamp1TannahBombayRed1850–1854Scarce

Sindh6 offices

Buckker HG 2 handstampBuckkerSindhBlack1840–1842CommonHydrabad (Scind) HG 2 handstampHydrabad (Scind)SindhRed1843–1855ScarceKaratchee HG 2 handstamp3KaratcheeSindhRed1843–1845CommonKotree HG 2 handstamp3KotreeSindhRed1854–1856CommonShikarpore HG 2 handstampShikarporeSindhRed1849CommonSukkur HG 2 handstampSukkurSindhRed1843–1849Common

Madras Presidency94 offices

Alleppy HG 2 handstamp3AlleppyMadrasRed1840–1852CommonAnuntapoor HG 2 handstampAnuntapoorMadrasRed1844CommonArcot HG 2 handstamp3ArcotMadrasRed1821–1837ScarceArnee HG 2 handstampArneeMadrasRed1842CommonAurungabad HG 2 handstamp4AurungabadMadrasRed1841–1861CommonBangalore HG 2 handstamp34BangaloreMadrasBlack1803–1825CommonBellary HG 2 handstamp1BellaryMadrasBlack18131 example recordedBerhampore (Madras) HG 2 handstampBerhampore (Madras)MadrasRed1838ScarceBimlipatam HG 2 handstamp1BimlipatamMadrasRed1856–1860ScarceBolaram HG 2 handstampBolaramMadrasBlack1842–1843CommonCalicut HG 2 handstamp2CalicutMadrasRed1843–1856CommonCamp HG 2 handstamp11CampMadrasBlack1803–1824CommonCannanore HG 2 handstamp1CannanoreMadrasBlack18231 example recordedChicacole HG 2 handstamp3ChicacoleMadrasRed1837–1847CommonChingleput HG 2 handstampChingleputMadrasBlack1839CommonChittoor HG 2 handstamp17ChittoorMadrasBlack1816–1820CommonCocanada HG 2 handstamp2CocanadaMadrasBlack1848CommonCochin HG 2 handstamp8CochinMadrasRed1843–1859CommonCoimbatore HG 2 handstamp2CoimbatoreMadrasRed1841–1853CommonCombaconum HG 2 handstampCombaconumMadrasRed1844–1845CommonCondapully HG 2 handstamp1CondapullyMadrasRed1837RareConjeveram HG 2 handstampConjeveramMadrasBlack1840–1851CommonCoonoor HG 2 handstamp1CoonoorMadrasBlack1853CommonCovilputy HG 2 handstamp1CovilputyMadrasBlue1849CommonCuddalore HG 2 handstamp2CuddaloreMadrasMauve1818RareCuddapah HG 2 handstampCuddapahMadrasBlack1818RareCumbum HG 2 handstamp1CumbumMadrasRed1840CommonDanoor HG 2 handstamp1DanoorMadrasBlack18441 example recordedDindigul HG 2 handstamp1DindigulMadrasRed1828CommonEllore HG 2 handstamp2ElloreMadrasRed1851CommonGanjam HG 2 handstamp1GanjamMadrasBlack18161 example recordedGooty HG 2 handstamp2GootyMadrasRed1839–1848CommonGuntoor HG 2 handstamp1GuntoorMadrasBlack1824ScarceHingoolee HG 2 handstamp1HingooleeMadrasRed1852–1853CommonHurryhur HG 2 handstamp1HurryhurMadrasRed1840RareHyderabad HG 2 handstampHyderabadMadrasBlack1817–1819RareIngeram HG 2 handstampIngeramMadrasBlack1827CommonJalnah HG 2 handstamp10JalnahMadrasBlack1821–1837CommonKarical HG 2 handstamp3KaricalMadrasBlack1842–1853RareKircumbady HG 2 handstamp1KircumbadyMadrasBlack1841CommonKotirgherry HG 2 handstampKotirgherryMadrasBlack1841CommonKristnagerry HG 2 handstamp1KristnagerryMadrasBlack17991 example recordedKurnal (Mad) HG 2 handstamp2Kurnal (Mad)MadrasRed1840–1855CommonMadras HG 2 handstamp1MadrasMadrasBlack17881 example recordedMadura HG 2 handstampMaduraMadrasBlack1829CommonMangalore HG 2 handstampMangaloreMadrasRed1828–1837CommonManuntaddy HG 2 handstamp1ManuntaddyMadrasRed1842–1857CommonMasulipatam HG 2 handstamp1MasulipatamMadrasBlack1814RareMercara HG 2 handstampMercaraMadrasBlue1837–1838ScarceMominabad HG 2 handstampMominabadMadrasRed1852CommonMount HG 2 handstamp1MountMadrasBlack1825–1835ScarceMuctal HG 2 handstamp1MuctalMadrasBlack18521 example recordedMuddekerry HG 2 handstamp1MuddekerryMadrasRed1836ScarceMysore HG 2 handstamp1MysoreMadrasRed1829–1833CommonNagercoil HG 2 handstampNagercoilMadrasRed1848–1854CommonNaidopet HG 2 handstamp1NaidopetMadrasRed1840CommonNaldrug HG 2 handstampNaldrugMadrasBlack1857CommonNegapatam HG 2 handstampNegapatamMadrasBlack1823CommonNellore HG 2 handstamp1NelloreMadrasRed1822–1825CommonNowgaum HG 2 handstamp4NowgaumMadrasBlack1841–1844CommonOossoor HG 2 handstampOossoorMadrasRed1843CommonOotacamund HG 2 handstamp3OotacamundMadrasBlack1828–1835CommonPalamcotah HG 2 handstamp3PalamcotahMadrasMauve1819–1823ScarcePalaveram HG 2 handstamp4PalaveramMadrasRed1842–1854CommonPalghat HG 2 handstamp1PalghatMadrasRed1853–1854CommonPaulghautcherry HG 2 handstamp1PaulghautcherryMadrasRed18321 example recordedPerriapatarn HG 2 handstampPerriapatarnMadrasBlack1836CommonPondicherry HG 2 handstamp1PondicherryMadrasBlack1795RarePoonamullee HG 2 handstampPoonamulleeMadrasBlack1824ScarcePoondy HG 2 handstamp1PoondyMadrasBlack1841–1844CommonPulicat HG 2 handstampPulicatMadrasBlack1843CommonQuilon HG 2 handstampQuilonMadrasBlack1825–1835ScarceRajamundry HG 2 handstamp8RajamundryMadrasBlack1839–1854CommonRamahpatam HG 2 handstamp1RamahpatamMadrasRed1836ScarceRamnad HG 2 handstamp2RamnadMadrasRed1842–1852CommonSadrass HG 2 handstamp1SadrassMadrasRed1851CommonSalem HG 2 handstamp3SalemMadrasRed1829–1831CommonSamulcotah HG 2 handstampSamulcotahMadrasRed1838–1853CommonSecunderabad HG 2 handstamp5SecunderabadMadrasRed1838–1858CommonSeringapatam HG 2 handstampSeringapatamMadrasBlack18011 example recordedSheemooga HG 2 handstampSheemoogaMadrasRedCommonSirce HG 2 handstamp2SirceMadrasBlack1858–1860ScarceTanjore HG 2 handstampTanjoreMadrasBlack1821CommonTellicherry HG 2 handstampTellicherryMadrasRed1829CommonTranquebar HG 2 handstamp2TranquebarMadrasRed1822–1823CommonTrepassore HG 2 handstampTrepassoreMadrasRed1854–1855CommonTrichinopoly HG 2 handstamp2TrichinopolyMadrasBlack1824–1827ScarceTrivandrum HG 2 handstampTrivandrumMadrasRed1840–1849CommonTuticorin HG 2 handstamp3TuticorinMadrasBlack1799–1800RareVellore HG 2 handstamp2VelloreMadrasBlack1815–1816CommonVizagapatam HG 2 handstamp1VizagapatamMadrasBlack1788–1819CommonVizianagarum HG 2 handstamp2VizianagarumMadrasRed1823–1827ScarceWallajahabad HG 2 handstamp2WallajahabadMadrasBlack1820–18223 examples recordedYellwall HG 2 handstamp1YellwallMadrasRed1842Scarce
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