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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp designation

HG 4

The HG 4 handstamp is recorded in 137 pre-1854 post offices of India. Each office struck its own HG 4 mark — compare them below by presidency, colour and recorded dates. Designations follow the Giles catalogue numbering.

Bengal Presidency19 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Barrackpore HG 4 handstamp1BarrackporeBengalBlack1836–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bauleah HG 4 handstamp2BauleahBengalBlack1844–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Berhampore HG 4 handstamp4BerhamporeBengalBlack1833–1838CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bhauglepoor HG 4 handstamp10BhauglepoorBengalBlack1823–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Burdwan HG 4 handstamp2BurdwanBengalRed1839–1855CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Calcutta HG 4 handstamp1CalcuttaBengalBlack1787RareHandstruck stamp of India — Chittagong HG 4 handstamp2ChittagongBengalRed1840–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Chupra HG 4 handstampChupraBengalBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Dacca HG 4 handstampDaccaBengalBlack1813CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Dinapore HG 4 handstamp9DinaporeBengalRed1837–1855CommonHandstruck stamp of India — DumDum HG 4 handstamp7DumDumBengalRed1841–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Gowahaty HG 4 handstampGowahatyBengalBlackCommonHandstruck stamp of India — Houghly HG 4 handstamp1HoughlyBengalBlack1843ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Kedgeree HG 4 handstamp2KedgereeBengalBlack1835–1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Moongyr HG 4 handstamp2MoongyrBengalRed1839–1847CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Moorshedabad HG 4 handstamp1MoorshedabadBengalBlack18611 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Mymunsing HG 4 handstamp1MymunsingBengalRed1841RareHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 4 handstamp1PatnaBengalBlack18161 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Tipperah HG 4 handstamp3TipperahBengalBlack1837–1854Common

North Western Provinces32 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 4 handstamp2AgraN.W. ProvincesBlack1833–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ajmere HG 4 handstamp3AjmereN.W. ProvincesRed1852–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Allahabad HG 4 handstamp5AllahabadN.W. ProvincesRed1837–1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Allyghur HG 4 handstamp3AllyghurN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Almora HG 4 handstampAlmoraN.W. ProvincesBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Azimgurh HG 4 handstamp1AzimgurhN.W. ProvincesRed1840–1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Banda HG 4 handstampBandaN.W. ProvincesRed1846CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Barelly HG 4 handstamp1BarellyN.W. ProvincesRed1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Benares HG 4 handstampBenaresN.W. ProvincesBlack1827–1835ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Bhurtpore HG 4 handstampBhurtporeN.W. ProvincesRed1848ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Cawnpore HG 4 handstamp10CawnporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1820–1833CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Chunar HG 4 handstampChunarN.W. ProvincesBlack1855CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Delhi HG 4 handstamp10DelhiN.W. ProvincesBlack1841–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ghazeepore HG 4 handstamp1GhazeeporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1829ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Goruckpoor HG 4 handstampGoruckpoorN.W. ProvincesBlack1858CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Gwalior HG 4 handstamp1GwaliorN.W. ProvincesBlack1829–1848ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Indore HG 4 handstamp5IndoreN.W. ProvincesRed1845–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Jubbulpore HG 4 handstamp2JubbulporeN.W. ProvincesRed1845–1846CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kamptee HG 4 handstamp1KampteeN.W. ProvincesBlack1843–1846CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kurnaul (NWP) HG 4 handstamp3Kurnaul (NWP)N.W. ProvincesBlack1838–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Landour HG 4 handstamp2LandourN.W. ProvincesRed1845–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 4 handstamp3LucknowN.W. ProvincesBlack1832–18363 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Merut HG 4 handstamp3MerutN.W. ProvincesBlack1835–1837ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Mirzapore HG 4 handstamp3MirzaporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1833–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Moradabad HG 4 handstampMoradabadN.W. ProvincesRed1841–1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Muttra HG 4 handstamp1MuttraN.W. ProvincesBlack1832ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Mynpooree HG 4 handstamp1MynpooreeN.W. ProvincesBlack18531 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Neemuch HG 4 handstamp2NeemuchN.W. ProvincesBlack1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Nuseerabad HG 4 handstamp6NuseerabadN.W. ProvincesRed1843–1845RareHandstruck stamp of India — Nynee Tal HG 4 handstamp1Nynee TalN.W. ProvincesRed18541 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Rajputana HG 4 handstamp4RajputanaN.W. ProvincesBlack1836–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Saharunpore HG 4 handstampSaharunporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1852Common

Punjab17 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Derah HG 4 handstamp1DerahPunjabRed18381 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Ferozepore HG 4 handstamp2FerozeporePunjabBlack1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Gujranwala HG 4 handstampGujranwalaPunjabBlack1854ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Hooshiapoor HG 4 handstamp1HooshiapoorPunjabRed1851–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Jullunder HG 4 handstampJullunderPunjabRed1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kangra HG 4 handstamp1KangraPunjabBlack1852RareHandstruck stamp of India — Kussowlee HG 4 handstamp1KussowleePunjabRed1845–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lahore HG 4 handstampLahorePunjabRed1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 4 handstamp33LodianahPunjabBlack1839–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mooltan HG 4 handstamp1MooltanPunjabBlack1849RareHandstruck stamp of India — Peshawur HG 4 handstampPeshawurPunjabRed1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Rawalpindee HG 4 handstampRawalpindeePunjabRed1853–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sealkote HG 4 handstampSealkotePunjabRed1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Simla HG 4 handstamp9SimlaPunjabBlack1849–1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sobathoo HG 4 handstampSobathooPunjabRed1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Umbalah HG 4 handstamp1UmbalahPunjabRed1845RareHandstruck stamp of India — Wuzeerabad HG 4 handstamp3WuzeerabadPunjabRed1850–1852Common

Bombay Presidency16 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Ahmedabad HG 4 handstamp1AhmedabadBombayRed1852ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 handstamp2Ahmedabad CantonmentBombayRed1854ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Ahmednugur HG 4 handstampAhmednugurBombayBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Belgaum HG 4 handstamp5BelgaumBombayRed1838–1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bombay HG 4 handstamp12BombayBombayBlack1809–1815CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Deesa HG 4 handstamp1DeesaBombayBlue1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Dharwar HG 4 handstampDharwarBombayBlack1844–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kirkee HG 4 handstampKirkeeBombayRed1842–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mahableshwar HG 4 handstampMahableshwarBombayRed1858CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mhow HG 4 handstampMhowBombayRed1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Nagpore HG 4 handstamp5NagporeBombayBlack1846–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Poona HG 4 handstamp5PoonaBombayRed1823–1835CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Rajkote HG 4 handstamp2RajkoteBombayBlack1838–1844ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Saugor HG 4 handstamp1SaugorBombayRed1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sholapoor HG 4 handstamp2SholapoorBombayBlack1837–1838CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Surat HG 4 handstamp4SuratBombayBlack1841–1852Common

Sindh4 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp7Hydrabad (Scind)SindhRed1850–1856ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Karatchee HG 4 handstamp2KaratcheeSindhRed1846–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Shikarpore HG 4 handstamp2ShikarporeSindhRed1853–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sukkur HG 4 handstamp3SukkurSindhRed1852–1857Common

Madras Presidency48 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Alleppy HG 4 handstampAlleppyMadrasRed1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Arcot HG 4 handstampArcotMadrasBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Arnee HG 4 handstampArneeMadrasBlack1840ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Bangalore HG 4 handstamp2BangaloreMadrasBlack1823–1825ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Bellary HG 4 handstamp6BellaryMadrasRed1828–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Calicut HG 4 handstampCalicutMadrasBlack1860ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Camp HG 4 handstamp1CampMadrasBlack18151 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Cannanore HG 4 handstamp1CannanoreMadrasBlack1827–1830CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Chicacole HG 4 handstamp1ChicacoleMadrasRed1837RareHandstruck stamp of India — Chittoor HG 4 handstamp1ChittoorMadrasPurple1836–1837ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Cochin HG 4 handstampCochinMadrasBlack1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Coimbatore HG 4 handstamp3CoimbatoreMadrasBlack1853–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cuddalore HG 4 handstampCuddaloreMadrasBlack1839–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cuddapah HG 4 handstamp2CuddapahMadrasMauve1837RareHandstruck stamp of India — Ganjam HG 4 handstampGanjamMadrasBlack1840–1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Gooty HG 4 handstampGootyMadrasBlack1847CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Guntoor HG 4 handstamp3GuntoorMadrasBlack1849–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Hyderabad HG 4 handstamp10HyderabadMadrasBlack1832–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ingeram HG 4 handstamp1IngeramMadrasBlack1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Jalnah HG 4 handstamp2JalnahMadrasBlack1840–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Madras HG 4 handstamp44MadrasMadrasBlack1795–1826Very commonHandstruck stamp of India — Madura HG 4 handstamp2MaduraMadrasRed1837–1839CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mangalore HG 4 handstamp2MangaloreMadrasRed1838CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Manuntaddy HG 4 handstampManuntaddyMadrasRed1855Handstruck stamp of India — Masulipatam HG 4 handstampMasulipatamMadrasBlack18221 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Mount HG 4 handstamp5MountMadrasRed1824–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mysore HG 4 handstamp15MysoreMadrasRed1837–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Negapatam HG 4 handstamp6NegapatamMadrasRed1841–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Oossoor HG 4 handstampOossoorMadrasBlack1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ootacamund HG 4 handstamp16OotacamundMadrasRed1838–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Palamcotah HG 4 handstamp1PalamcotahMadrasBlack1831–1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Palaveram HG 4 handstampPalaveramMadrasRed1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 4 handstamp2PondicherryMadrasBlack1804–18152 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Poonamullee HG 4 handstamp1PoonamulleeMadrasRed1842–1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Quilon HG 4 handstamp1QuilonMadrasRed1840CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Salem HG 4 handstampSalemMadrasRed1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Secunderabad HG 4 handstamp1SecunderabadMadrasRed1854–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Seringapatam HG 4 handstamp9SeringapatamMadrasBlack1800–1823RareHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 4 handstampTanjoreMadrasBlack1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tellicherry HG 4 handstamp2TellicherryMadrasBlack1834–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tranquebar HG 4 handstamp8TranquebarMadrasRed1838–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Trichinopoly HG 4 handstamp3TrichinopolyMadrasRed1825–1829CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Trivandrum HG 4 handstamp1TrivandrumMadrasBlack1850–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tuticorin HG 4 handstampTuticorinMadrasBlack1818ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Vellore HG 4 handstampVelloreMadrasBlack1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Vizagapatam HG 4 handstamp2VizagapatamMadrasRed1823–1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Vizianagarum HG 4 handstampVizianagarumMadrasBlack1841CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Wallajahabad HG 4 handstamp7WallajahabadMadrasBlack1822–1824Common
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