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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp designation

HG 4

The HG 4 handstamp is recorded in 138 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 Presidency21 offices

Barrackpore HG 4 handstamp1BarrackporeBengalBlack1836–1848CommonBauleah HG 4 handstampBauleahBengalBlack1851CommonBerhampore HG 4 handstamp4BerhamporeBengalBlack1833–1838CommonBhauglepoor HG 4 handstamp8BhauglepoorBengalBlack1823–1837CommonBurdwan HG 4 handstamp2BurdwanBengalRed1839–1855CommonBuxar HG 4 handstampBuxarBengalBlack1847CommonCalcutta HG 4 handstamp1CalcuttaBengalBlack1787RareChittagong HG 4 handstamp1ChittagongBengalRed1840–1851CommonChupra HG 4 handstampChupraBengalBlack1854CommonDacca HG 4 handstampDaccaBengalBlack1813CommonDinapore HG 4 handstamp5DinaporeBengalRed1837–1854CommonDumDum HG 4 handstamp6DumDumBengalRed1841–1854CommonGowahaty HG 4 handstampGowahatyBengalBlackCommonHoughly HG 4 handstamp1HoughlyBengalBlack1843ScarceKedgeree HG 4 handstamp2KedgereeBengalBlack1835–1836CommonMoongyr HG 4 handstamp2MoongyrBengalRed1839–1847CommonMoorshedabad HG 4 handstamp1MoorshedabadBengalBlack18611 example recordedMymunsing HG 4 handstamp1MymunsingBengalRed1841RareNepaul HG 4 handstamp1NepaulBengalBlack1854–1855RarePatna HG 4 handstamp1PatnaBengalBlack18161 example recordedTipperah HG 4 handstamp3TipperahBengalBlack1837–1854Common

North Western Provinces32 offices

Agra HG 4 handstamp2AgraN.W. ProvincesBlack1833–1837CommonAjmere HG 4 handstamp3AjmereN.W. ProvincesRed1852–1856CommonAllahabad HG 4 handstamp4AllahabadN.W. ProvincesRed1837–1843CommonAllyghur HG 4 handstamp3AllyghurN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1851CommonAlmora HG 4 handstampAlmoraN.W. ProvincesBlack1854CommonAzimgurh HG 4 handstampAzimgurhN.W. ProvincesRed1840–1843CommonBanda HG 4 handstampBandaN.W. ProvincesRed1846CommonBarelly HG 4 handstamp1BarellyN.W. ProvincesRed1844CommonBenares HG 4 handstampBenaresN.W. ProvincesBlack1827–1835ScarceBhopal HG 4 handstampBhopalN.W. ProvincesMagenta1854CommonBhurtpore HG 4 handstampBhurtporeN.W. ProvincesRed1848ScarceCawnpore HG 4 handstamp10CawnporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1820–1833CommonChunar HG 4 handstampChunarN.W. ProvincesBlack1855CommonDelhi HG 4 handstamp9DelhiN.W. ProvincesBlack1841–1857CommonGhazeepore HG 4 handstamp1GhazeeporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1829ScarceGoruckpoor HG 4 handstampGoruckpoorN.W. ProvincesBlack1858CommonGwalior HG 4 handstamp1GwaliorN.W. ProvincesBlack1829–1848ScarceIndore HG 4 handstamp2IndoreN.W. ProvincesRed1845–1852CommonJubbulpore HG 4 handstamp2JubbulporeN.W. ProvincesRed1845–1846CommonKamptee HG 4 handstamp1KampteeN.W. ProvincesBlack1843–1846CommonKurnaul (NWP) HG 4 handstamp2Kurnaul (NWP)N.W. ProvincesBlack1838–1849CommonLandour HG 4 handstamp1LandourN.W. ProvincesRed1845–1854CommonLucknow HG 4 handstamp2LucknowN.W. ProvincesBlack1835–18362 examples recordedMerut HG 4 handstamp3MerutN.W. ProvincesBlack1835–1837ScarceMirzapore HG 4 handstamp3MirzaporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1833–1837CommonMoradabad HG 4 handstampMoradabadN.W. ProvincesRed1841–1842CommonMuttra HG 4 handstamp1MuttraN.W. ProvincesBlack1832ScarceMynpooree HG 4 handstamp1MynpooreeN.W. ProvincesBlack18531 example recordedNeemuch HG 4 handstamp2NeemuchN.W. ProvincesBlack1845CommonNuseerabad HG 4 handstamp6NuseerabadN.W. ProvincesRed1843–1845RareRajputana HG 4 handstamp3RajputanaN.W. ProvincesBlack1836–1837CommonSaharunpore HG 4 handstampSaharunporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1852Common

Punjab17 offices

Derah HG 4 handstamp1DerahPunjabRed18381 example recordedFerozepore HG 4 handstamp2FerozeporePunjabBlack1850CommonGujranwala HG 4 handstampGujranwalaPunjabBlack1854ScarceHooshiapoor HG 4 handstamp1HooshiapoorPunjabRed1851–1853CommonJullunder HG 4 handstampJullunderPunjabRed1853CommonKangra HG 4 handstamp1KangraPunjabBlack1852RareKussowlee HG 4 handstamp1KussowleePunjabRed1845–1849CommonLahore HG 4 handstampLahorePunjabRed1851CommonLodianah HG 4 handstamp6LodianahPunjabBlack1839–1848CommonMooltan HG 4 handstamp1MooltanPunjabBlack1849RarePeshawur HG 4 handstampPeshawurPunjabRed1851CommonRawalpindee HG 4 handstampRawalpindeePunjabRed1853–1854CommonSealkote HG 4 handstampSealkotePunjabRed1853CommonSimla HG 4 handstamp9SimlaPunjabBlack1849–1852CommonSobathoo HG 4 handstampSobathooPunjabRed1854CommonUmbalah HG 4 handstamp1UmbalahPunjabRed1845RareWuzeerabad HG 4 handstamp2WuzeerabadPunjabRed1850–1852Common

Bombay Presidency16 offices

Ahmedabad HG 4 handstamp1AhmedabadBombayRed1852ScarceAhmedabad Cantonment HG 4 handstamp2Ahmedabad CantonmentBombayRed1854ScarceAhmednugur HG 4 handstampAhmednugurBombayBlack1854CommonBelgaum HG 4 handstamp5BelgaumBombayRed1838–1852CommonBombay HG 4 handstamp11BombayBombayBlack1809–1815CommonDeesa HG 4 handstamp1DeesaBombayBlue1854CommonDharwar HG 4 handstampDharwarBombayBlack1844–1856CommonKirkee HG 4 handstampKirkeeBombayRed1842–1857CommonMahableshwar HG 4 handstampMahableshwarBombayRed1858CommonMhow HG 4 handstampMhowBombayRed1850CommonNagpore HG 4 handstamp5NagporeBombayBlack1846–1850CommonPoona HG 4 handstamp4PoonaBombayRed1823–1835CommonRajkote HG 4 handstamp2RajkoteBombayBlack1838–1844ScarceSaugor HG 4 handstampSaugorBombayRed1854CommonSholapoor HG 4 handstamp2SholapoorBombayBlack1837–1838CommonSurat HG 4 handstamp3SuratBombayBlack1841–1852Common

Sindh4 offices

Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp7Hydrabad (Scind)SindhRed1850–1856ScarceKaratchee HG 4 handstamp2KaratcheeSindhRed1846–1848CommonShikarpore HG 4 handstamp1ShikarporeSindhRed1853–1856CommonSukkur HG 4 handstamp1SukkurSindhRed1852–1857Common

Madras Presidency48 offices

Alleppy HG 4 handstampAlleppyMadrasRed1854CommonArcot HG 4 handstampArcotMadrasBlack1854CommonArnee HG 4 handstampArneeMadrasBlack1840ScarceBangalore HG 4 handstamp2BangaloreMadrasBlack1823–1825ScarceBellary HG 4 handstamp5BellaryMadrasRed1828–1837CommonCalicut HG 4 handstampCalicutMadrasBlack1860ScarceCamp HG 4 handstamp1CampMadrasBlack18151 example recordedCannanore HG 4 handstamp1CannanoreMadrasBlack1827–1830CommonChicacole HG 4 handstamp1ChicacoleMadrasRed1837RareChittoor HG 4 handstampChittoorMadrasPurple1836–1837ScarceCochin HG 4 handstampCochinMadrasBlack1856CommonCoimbatore HG 4 handstamp3CoimbatoreMadrasBlack1853–1854CommonCuddalore HG 4 handstampCuddaloreMadrasBlack1839–1845CommonCuddapah HG 4 handstamp2CuddapahMadrasMauve1837RareGanjam HG 4 handstampGanjamMadrasBlack1840–1843CommonGooty HG 4 handstampGootyMadrasBlack1847CommonGuntoor HG 4 handstamp3GuntoorMadrasBlack1850–1851CommonHyderabad HG 4 handstamp9HyderabadMadrasBlack1832–1837CommonIngeram HG 4 handstamp1IngeramMadrasBlack1852CommonJalnah HG 4 handstamp2JalnahMadrasBlack1840–1850CommonMadras HG 4 handstamp38MadrasMadrasBlack1795–1826Very commonMadura HG 4 handstamp1MaduraMadrasRed1837–1839CommonMangalore HG 4 handstamp2MangaloreMadrasRed1838CommonManuntaddy HG 4 handstampManuntaddyMadrasRed1855Masulipatam HG 4 handstampMasulipatamMadrasBlack18221 example recordedMount HG 4 handstamp5MountMadrasRed1824–1837CommonMysore HG 4 handstamp14MysoreMadrasRed1837–1857CommonNegapatam HG 4 handstamp6NegapatamMadrasRed1841–1854CommonOossoor HG 4 handstampOossoorMadrasBlack1845CommonOotacamund HG 4 handstamp12OotacamundMadrasRed1838–1856CommonPalamcotah HG 4 handstamp1PalamcotahMadrasBlack1831–1836CommonPalaveram HG 4 handstampPalaveramMadrasRed1854CommonPondicherry HG 4 handstamp2PondicherryMadrasBlack1804–18152 examples recordedPoonamullee HG 4 handstampPoonamulleeMadrasRed1842CommonQuilon HG 4 handstamp1QuilonMadrasRed1840CommonSalem HG 4 handstampSalemMadrasRed1851CommonSecunderabad HG 4 handstamp1SecunderabadMadrasRed1854–1856CommonSeringapatam HG 4 handstamp9SeringapatamMadrasBlack1800–1823RareTanjore HG 4 handstampTanjoreMadrasBlack1837CommonTellicherry HG 4 handstamp2TellicherryMadrasBlack1834–1837CommonTranquebar HG 4 handstamp8TranquebarMadrasRed1838–1849CommonTrichinopoly HG 4 handstamp3TrichinopolyMadrasRed1825–1829CommonTrivandrum HG 4 handstamp1TrivandrumMadrasBlack1850–1851CommonTuticorin HG 4 handstampTuticorinMadrasBlack1818ScarceVellore HG 4 handstampVelloreMadrasBlack1836CommonVizagapatam HG 4 handstamp2VizagapatamMadrasRed1823–1836CommonVizianagarum HG 4 handstampVizianagarumMadrasBlack1841CommonWallajahabad HG 4 handstamp6WallajahabadMadrasBlack1822–1824Common
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