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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp designation

HG 3

The HG 3 handstamp is recorded in 188 pre-1854 post offices of India. Each office struck its own HG 3 mark — compare them below by presidency, colour and recorded dates. Designations follow the Giles catalogue numbering.

Bengal Presidency35 offices

Arrah HG 3 handstamp1ArrahBengalBlack1834–18351 example recordedBalasore HG 3 handstampBalasoreBengalRed1838CommonBarrackpore HG 3 handstamp3BarrackporeBengalBlack1831–18323 examples recordedBauleah HG 3 handstamp1BauleahBengalRed1850ScarceBerhampore HG 3 handstamp9BerhamporeBengalBlack1807–1836CommonBhauglepoor HG 3 handstamp2BhauglepoorBengalBlack1817–1822ScarceBurdwan HG 3 handstampBurdwanBengalRed1848CommonBuxar HG 3 handstamp1BuxarBengalRed1842–1843CommonCalcutta HG 3 handstamp9CalcuttaBengalBlack1776–1789RareChittagong HG 3 handstamp5ChittagongBengalBlack1815–1837CommonChupra HG 3 handstampChupraBengalBlack1836CommonCommercolly HG 3 handstampCommercollyBengalRed1842CommonCuttack HG 3 handstamp1CuttackBengalBlack1832–1855CommonDacca HG 3 handstamp4DaccaBengalBlack1806–18204 examples recordedDiamond Harbour HG 3 handstamp1Diamond HarbourBengalBlack1844–1847CommonDinapore HG 3 handstamp1DinaporeBengalBlack1836RareDumDum HG 3 handstamp4DumDumBengalBlack1843–1847ScarceFerreedpore HG 3 handstampFerreedporeBengalRed1838CommonGoalparah HG 3 handstampGoalparahBengalBlack1839–1840CommonGowahaty HG 3 handstamp7GowahatyBengalRed1839–1854ScarceGowalpara HG 3 handstampGowalparaBengalBlack1839–1840CommonGya HG 3 handstamp1GyaBengalBlack18361 example recordedHoughly HG 3 handstampHoughlyBengalRed1839–1855CommonKedgeree HG 3 handstamp10KedgereeBengalBlack1828–1832CommonMidnapore HG 3 handstamp3MidnaporeBengalBlack1821–1840CommonMoongyr HG 3 handstamp1MoongyrBengalBlack18361 example recordedMoorshedabad HG 3 handstampMoorshedabadBengalBlack1831Very scarceNepaul HG 3 handstamp3NepaulBengalMagenta18435 examples recordedNuddeah HG 3 handstampNuddeahBengalBlack1838CommonPatna HG 3 handstampPatnaBengalBlack1797RarePoorneea HG 3 handstamp1PoorneeaBengalRed1853RareRajemahal HG 3 handstamp3RajemahalBengalMauve1839–1848CommonRungpore HG 3 handstamp1RungporeBengalBlack1854CommonTipperah HG 3 handstamp5TipperahBengalBlack1825–1837CommonTirhoot HG 3 handstampTirhootBengalBlack1839–1854Common

North Western Provinces42 offices

Agra HG 3 handstamp1AgraN.W. ProvincesBlack1835CommonAjmere HG 3 handstampAjmereN.W. ProvincesRed1851–1852CommonAllahabad HG 3 handstamp1AllahabadN.W. ProvincesBlack1835–1836ScarceAllyghur HG 3 handstamp1AllyghurN.W. ProvincesBlack1836ScarceAlmora HG 3 handstampAlmoraN.W. ProvincesRed1847CommonAzimgurh HG 3 handstampAzimgurhN.W. ProvincesBlack1824–18251 example recordedBanda HG 3 handstampBandaN.W. ProvincesRed1843–1844CommonBarelly HG 3 handstamp3BarellyN.W. ProvincesPurple1838–1853CommonBenares HG 3 handstamp17BenaresN.W. ProvincesBlack1824–1836CommonBhopal HG 3 handstamp2BhopalN.W. ProvincesRed1853–1856CommonBhurtpore HG 3 handstampBhurtporeN.W. ProvincesRed1852CommonCawnpore HG 3 handstampCawnporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1818CommonChunar HG 3 handstampChunarN.W. ProvincesRed1845–1847CommonDelhi HG 3 handstamp7DelhiN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1845CommonFuttyghur HG 3 handstamp1FuttyghurN.W. ProvincesBlack1843–1850CommonFuttypore HG 3 handstampFuttyporeN.W. ProvincesRed1859CommonGhazeepore HG 3 handstampGhazeeporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1826ScarceGoruckpoor HG 3 handstampGoruckpoorN.W. ProvincesRed1852–1853CommonGwalior HG 3 handstamp1GwaliorN.W. ProvincesBlack1833–1844Very scarceHansi HG 3 handstamp2HansiN.W. ProvincesBlack1850–1851ScarceIndore HG 3 handstampIndoreN.W. ProvincesRed1854CommonJansi HG 3 handstamp1JansiN.W. ProvincesBlack1842CommonJubbulpore HG 3 handstamp2JubbulporeN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1848CommonKamptee HG 3 handstamp3KampteeN.W. ProvincesRed1837–1849CommonKotah HG 3 handstampKotahN.W. ProvincesBlack1854CommonKurnaul (NWP) HG 3 handstamp3Kurnaul (NWP)N.W. ProvincesRed1837–1846CommonLandour HG 3 handstamp2LandourN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1852CommonLucknow HG 3 handstamp1LucknowN.W. ProvincesBlack18331 example recordedMerut HG 3 handstamp14MerutN.W. ProvincesBlack1831–1837CommonMirzapore HG 3 handstampMirzaporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1826CommonMoradabad HG 3 handstampMoradabadN.W. ProvincesBlack1837CommonMundissore HG 3 handstamp2MundissoreN.W. ProvincesRed1854–1855CommonMuttra HG 3 handstamp1MuttraN.W. ProvincesBlack1832CommonMynpooree HG 3 handstamp2MynpooreeN.W. ProvincesBlack1839–1849CommonNeemuch HG 3 handstampNeemuchN.W. ProvincesRed1848CommonNuseerabad HG 3 handstampNuseerabadN.W. ProvincesRed1850CommonNynee Tal HG 3 handstamp1Nynee TalN.W. Provinces1850ScarceRajputana HG 3 handstamp2RajputanaN.W. ProvincesBlack1830–1835CommonRewah HG 3 handstamp6RewahN.W. ProvincesRed1844–1852CommonSaharunpore HG 3 handstamp4SaharunporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1842–1849CommonShahjahanpore HG 3 handstamp1ShahjahanporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1854RareSultanpore HG 3 handstampSultanporeN.W. ProvincesPurple1843Common

Punjab19 offices

Derah HG 3 handstamp1DerahPunjabBlack1845–1848CommonFerozepore HG 3 handstampFerozeporePunjabBlack1842ScarceGujranwala HG 3 handstamp2GujranwalaPunjabBlack1852CommonHooshiapoor HG 3 handstampHooshiapoorPunjabRed1848CommonJhelum HG 3 handstamp1JhelumPunjabBlack1850CommonJullunder HG 3 handstampJullunderPunjabRed1853CommonKangra HG 3 handstampKangraPunjabBlack1852–1857CommonKussowlee HG 3 handstamp1KussowleePunjabRed1857CommonLahore HG 3 handstamp1LahorePunjabRed1847–1850CommonLodianah HG 3 handstamp5LodianahPunjabRed1838–1844CommonMooltan HG 3 handstampMooltanPunjabRed1851CommonPeshawur HG 3 handstampPeshawurPunjabBlack18492 examples recordedRawalpindee HG 3 handstampRawalpindeePunjabRed1854CommonSealkote HG 3 handstampSealkotePunjabRed1852–1854CommonSimla HG 3 handstampSimlaPunjabRed1838–1845CommonSobathoo HG 3 handstampSobathooPunjabRed1853CommonUmbalah HG 3 handstampUmbalahPunjabRed1845–1847CommonUmritsur HG 3 handstamp1UmritsurPunjabRed1853CommonWuzeerabad HG 3 handstamp2WuzeerabadPunjabBlack1850–1852Common

Bombay Presidency21 offices

Ahmedabad HG 3 handstamp1AhmedabadBombayRed1851–1852CommonAhmedabad Cantonment HG 3 handstampAhmedabad CantonmentBombayRed1849–1855CommonAhmednugur HG 3 handstamp1AhmednugurBombayRed1856–1857CommonBelgaum HG 3 handstamp8BelgaumBombayRed1839–1849CommonBhooj HG 3 handstamp1BhoojBombayBlack18401 example recordedBombay HG 3 handstamp1BombayBombayBlack1804–1806ScarceBroach HG 3 handstamp4BroachBombayRed1851–1857CommonDeesa HG 3 handstampDeesaBombayRed1854–1858CommonDharwar HG 3 handstamp3DharwarBombayRed1841–1855CommonKirkee HG 3 handstamp2KirkeeBombayRed1840–1848CommonMahableshwar HG 3 handstampMahableshwarBombayRed1853CommonMallegaum HG 3 handstampMallegaumBombayBlack1854–1858CommonMhow HG 3 handstamp2MhowBombayRed1837–1852CommonNagpore HG 3 handstamp11NagporeBombayRed1838–1859CommonPanwell HG 3 handstamp1PanwellBombayRed1840–1856CommonPoona HG 3 handstampPoonaBombayBlack1817ScarceRajkote HG 3 handstampRajkoteBombayBlack1851ScarceSaugor HG 3 handstamp1SaugorBombayBlack1837–1851CommonSehore HG 3 handstamp1SehoreBombayPurple1852CommonSholapoor HG 3 handstampSholapoorBombayRed1837–1846CommonSurat HG 3 handstamp4SuratBombayRed1842–1855Common

Sindh5 offices

Buckker HG 3 handstampBuckkerSindhRed1844–1845CommonKaratchee HG 3 handstamp2KaratcheeSindhRed1846–1848CommonKotree HG 3 handstampKotreeSindhRed1854CommonShikarpore HG 3 handstampShikarporeSindhRed1854–1857CommonSukkur HG 3 handstampSukkurSindhBlack1851Common

Madras Presidency66 offices

Alleppy HG 3 handstamp3AlleppyMadrasRed1851–1856CommonArcot HG 3 handstampArcotMadrasRed1844–1848CommonArnee HG 3 handstampArneeMadrasRed1849CommonAurungabad HG 3 handstamp1AurungabadMadrasRed1854CommonBangalore HG 3 handstampBangaloreMadrasBlack1823ScarceBellary HG 3 handstamp1BellaryMadrasBlack1826–1832ScarceBerhampore (Madras) HG 3 handstampBerhampore (Madras)MadrasRed1839CommonCalicut HG 3 handstamp2CalicutMadrasBlack1840–1852CommonCamp HG 3 handstamp1CampMadrasBlack18151 example recordedCannanore HG 3 handstamp6CannanoreMadrasBlack1825–1837CommonChicacole HG 3 handstamp1ChicacoleMadrasBlack18371 example recordedChingleput HG 3 handstamp1ChingleputMadrasRed1852RareChittoor HG 3 handstamp1ChittoorMadrasRed1830–1835CommonCochin HG 3 handstamp1CochinMadrasBlack1847–1859CommonCoimbatore HG 3 handstamp3CoimbatoreMadrasRed1854–1856CommonCombaconum HG 3 handstamp5CombaconumMadrasRed1845–1858CommonCovilputy HG 3 handstamp1CovilputyMadrasRed1845–1849CommonCuddalore HG 3 handstampCuddaloreMadrasMauve1823Very scarceCuddapah HG 3 handstamp5CuddapahMadrasMagenta1827–1837CommonDindigul HG 3 handstampDindigulMadrasRed1840CommonEllore HG 3 handstamp2ElloreMadrasBlack1837–1851CommonGanjam HG 3 handstampGanjamMadrasRed1840–1853CommonGooty HG 3 handstamp1GootyMadrasRed1839ScarceGuntoor HG 3 handstamp3GuntoorMadrasRed1845–1854CommonHurryhur HG 3 handstampHurryhurMadrasRed1845ScarceHyderabad HG 3 handstamp10HyderabadMadrasBlack1820–1837ScarceIngeram HG 3 handstamp3IngeramMadrasRed1839–1853CommonJalnah HG 3 handstamp5JalnahMadrasRed1838–1848CommonKarical HG 3 handstampKaricalMadrasRed1841CommonKotirgherry HG 3 handstamp2KotirgherryMadrasRed1839–1844CommonKurnal (Mad) HG 3 handstamp1Kurnal (Mad)MadrasRed1840–1854CommonMadras HG 3 handstamp33MadrasMadrasBlack1791–1816CommonMadura HG 3 handstampMaduraMadrasBlack1837–1850CommonMangalore HG 3 handstamp7MangaloreMadrasRed1838–1859CommonManuntaddy HG 3 handstamp3ManuntaddyMadrasRed1845–1863CommonMasulipatam HG 3 handstamp3MasulipatamMadrasBlack1817–1819RareMercara HG 3 handstamp1MercaraMadrasRed1838–1846Very scarceMount HG 3 handstamp3MountMadrasBlack1822–1833CommonMysore HG 3 handstampMysoreMadrasBlack1826CommonNegapatam HG 3 handstamp2NegapatamMadrasRed1828–1836CommonNellore HG 3 handstamp1NelloreMadrasRed1845–1855ScarceOossoor HG 3 handstampOossoorMadrasRed1838CommonOotacamund HG 3 handstamp2OotacamundMadrasBlack1836–1838CommonPalamcotah HG 3 handstamp1PalamcotahMadrasRed1832–1836CommonPalaveram HG 3 handstampPalaveramMadrasBlack1843CommonPalghat HG 3 handstamp1PalghatMadrasBlack1857–1860CommonPondicherry HG 3 handstamp5PondicherryMadrasBlack1804–1817RarePoonamullee HG 3 handstamp2PoonamulleeMadrasBlack1829–1837CommonQuilon HG 3 handstampQuilonMadrasRed1857CommonRajamundry HG 3 handstamp1RajamundryMadrasRed1837–1844CommonRamnad HG 3 handstampRamnadMadrasBlack1839CommonSalem HG 3 handstampSalemMadrasBlack1853CommonSamulcotah HG 3 handstamp3SamulcotahMadrasBlack1838–1854CommonSecunderabad HG 3 handstamp3SecunderabadMadrasRed1838–1853CommonSeringapatam HG 3 handstamp11SeringapatamMadrasBlack1801–1815Very scarceSheemooga HG 3 handstamp1SheemoogaMadrasRed18551 example recordedTanjore HG 3 handstamp2TanjoreMadrasRed1830–1834CommonTellicherry HG 3 handstampTellicherryMadrasRed1835CommonTranquebar HG 3 handstampTranquebarMadrasRed1831–1837ScarceTrichinopoly HG 3 handstampTrichinopolyMadrasBlack1825CommonTrivandrum HG 3 handstamp4TrivandrumMadrasRed1852–1859CommonTuticorin HG 3 handstamp1TuticorinMadrasBlack1818ScarceVellore HG 3 handstamp1VelloreMadrasBlack1822–1836CommonVizagapatam HG 3 handstamp5VizagapatamMadrasBlack1816RareVizianagarum HG 3 handstamp1VizianagarumMadrasBlack1837Very scarceWallajahabad HG 3 handstampWallajahabadMadrasRed1822Common
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