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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp designation

HG 5

The HG 5 handstamp is recorded in 102 pre-1854 post offices of India. Each office struck its own HG 5 mark — compare them below by presidency, colour and recorded dates. Designations follow the Giles catalogue numbering.

Bengal Presidency13 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Barrackpore HG 5 handstamp5BarrackporeBengalRed1837–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bauleah HG 5 handstamp1BauleahBengalBlack1843–1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Berhampore HG 5 handstamp5BerhamporeBengalBlack1817–1837Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Bhauglepoor HG 5 handstamp2BhauglepoorBengalRed1838–1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Burdwan HG 5 handstamp1BurdwanBengalRed1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Calcutta HG 5 handstamp1CalcuttaBengalBlack1788RareHandstruck stamp of India — Chupra HG 5 handstampChupraBengalRed1839–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Dacca HG 5 handstamp5DaccaBengalBlack1815–1821CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Dinapore HG 5 handstamp2DinaporeBengalBlack1838–1840CommonHandstruck stamp of India — DumDum HG 5 handstamp6DumDumBengalBlack1838–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Gowahaty HG 5 handstamp1GowahatyBengalOrange1851RareHandstruck stamp of India — Kedgeree HG 5 handstamp6KedgereeBengalBlack1837–1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 5 handstamp2PatnaBengalBlack18182 examples recorded

North Western Provinces27 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 5 handstamp5AgraN.W. ProvincesBlack1837–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ajmere HG 5 handstamp1AjmereN.W. ProvincesBlack1852–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Allahabad HG 5 handstamp5AllahabadN.W. ProvincesRed1844–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Allyghur HG 5 handstampAllyghurN.W. ProvincesBlack1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Almora HG 5 handstamp1AlmoraN.W. ProvincesRed1853Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Azimgurh HG 5 handstamp1AzimgurhN.W. ProvincesBlack18391 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Barelly HG 5 handstamp2BarellyN.W. ProvincesBlack1846–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Benares HG 5 handstamp1BenaresN.W. ProvincesBlack18291 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Cawnpore HG 5 handstampCawnporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1826ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Chunar HG 5 handstamp1ChunarN.W. ProvincesRed1853ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Delhi HG 5 handstampDelhiN.W. ProvincesBlack1841–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ghazeepore HG 5 handstamp9GhazeeporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1831–1839CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Goruckpoor HG 5 handstampGoruckpoorN.W. ProvincesRed1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Gwalior HG 5 handstamp1GwaliorN.W. ProvincesRed1837–1846CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Indore HG 5 handstamp1IndoreN.W. ProvincesRed1852–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Jubbulpore HG 5 handstamp1JubbulporeN.W. ProvincesRed1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kamptee HG 5 handstamp3KampteeN.W. ProvincesRed1836–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kurnaul (NWP) HG 5 handstampKurnaul (NWP)N.W. ProvincesRed1841CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Landour HG 5 handstamp4LandourN.W. ProvincesRed1852–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 5 handstamp1LucknowN.W. ProvincesRed1842–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Merut HG 5 handstamp10MerutN.W. ProvincesRed1837–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mirzapore HG 5 handstampMirzaporeN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Moradabad HG 5 handstamp2MoradabadN.W. ProvincesRed1840Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Muttra HG 5 handstampMuttraN.W. ProvincesBlack1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Neemuch HG 5 handstamp1NeemuchN.W. ProvincesBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Rajputana HG 5 handstamp7RajputanaN.W. ProvincesBlack1830–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Saharunpore HG 5 handstampSaharunporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1852Common

Punjab11 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Ferozepore HG 5 handstamp2FerozeporePunjabBlack1842–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Jullunder HG 5 handstamp1JullunderPunjabRed1852RareHandstruck stamp of India — Kussowlee HG 5 handstamp1KussowleePunjabRed1852–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lahore HG 5 handstampLahorePunjabRed1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 5 handstampLodianahPunjabRed1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Peshawur HG 5 handstamp2PeshawurPunjabBlack1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sealkote HG 5 handstampSealkotePunjabBlack1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Simla HG 5 handstamp2SimlaPunjabRed1845–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sobathoo HG 5 handstampSobathooPunjabRed1842–1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Umbalah HG 5 handstamp1UmbalahPunjabBlack1845RareHandstruck stamp of India — Wuzeerabad HG 5 handstampWuzeerabadPunjabBlack1853Common

Bombay Presidency11 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 5 handstamp1Ahmedabad CantonmentBombayBlack1850–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Belgaum HG 5 handstamp13BelgaumBombayRed1840–1858CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bombay HG 5 handstamp10BombayBombayBlack1808–1814CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Deesa HG 5 handstampDeesaBombayRed1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kirkee HG 5 handstamp1KirkeeBombayRed1854–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mahableshwar HG 5 handstamp1MahableshwarBombayBlack1858RareHandstruck stamp of India — Mhow HG 5 handstamp7MhowBombayRed1847–1859CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Nagpore HG 5 handstamp4NagporeBombayRed1850–1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Poona HG 5 handstamp2PoonaBombayBlack1823–1827CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Rajkote HG 5 handstamp4RajkoteBombayMauve1840–1855ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Sholapoor HG 5 handstamp1SholapoorBombayRed1843–1849Rare

Sindh4 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Hydrabad (Scind) HG 5 handstampHydrabad (Scind)SindhBlack1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Karatchee HG 5 handstamp1KaratcheeSindhBlack1850–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Shikarpore HG 5 handstampShikarporeSindhRed1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sukkur HG 5 handstamp1SukkurSindhBlack18521 example recorded

Madras Presidency36 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Alleppy HG 5 handstamp1AlleppyMadrasBlack1853–1855CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Arcot HG 5 handstampArcotMadrasBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bangalore HG 5 handstamp1BangaloreMadrasBlack1823–1837ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Bellary HG 5 handstamp1BellaryMadrasBlack1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cannanore HG 5 handstamp4CannanoreMadrasRed1838–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Chicacole HG 5 handstamp4ChicacoleMadrasBlack1837–1854ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Chittoor HG 5 handstampChittoorMadrasRed1838–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cuddalore HG 5 handstamp2CuddaloreMadrasRed1841–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cuddapah HG 5 handstamp4CuddapahMadrasMauve1838–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Guntoor HG 5 handstamp1GuntoorMadrasRed1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Hyderabad HG 5 handstamp1HyderabadMadrasBlack1836–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ingeram HG 5 handstamp3IngeramMadrasBlack1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Jalnah HG 5 handstamp15JalnahMadrasRed1848–1860CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Madras HG 5 handstamp4MadrasMadrasBlack1799–1800RareHandstruck stamp of India — Madura HG 5 handstampMaduraMadrasRed1839–1855CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mangalore HG 5 handstamp3MangaloreMadrasBlack1847–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Masulipatam HG 5 handstamp1MasulipatamMadrasRed1831–1834CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mount HG 5 handstamp5MountMadrasRed1838–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mysore HG 5 handstamp4MysoreMadrasBlack1837–1864CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Negapatam HG 5 handstamp2NegapatamMadrasRed1842–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ootacamund HG 5 handstamp5OotacamundMadrasBlack1837–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Palamcotah HG 5 handstamp1PalamcotahMadrasRed1837–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 5 handstamp13PondicherryMadrasRed1826–1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Quilon HG 5 handstamp2QuilonMadrasRed1849–1859CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Salem HG 5 handstampSalemMadrasRed1840–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Secunderabad HG 5 handstamp1SecunderabadMadrasBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Seringapatam HG 5 handstamp1SeringapatamMadrasRed1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 5 handstamp2TanjoreMadrasRed1847CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tellicherry HG 5 handstamp3TellicherryMadrasRed1839–1858CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tranquebar HG 5 handstamp1TranquebarMadrasBlack1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Trichinopoly HG 5 handstamp4TrichinopolyMadrasRed1833–1834CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tuticorin HG 5 handstamp2TuticorinMadrasRed1856–1858ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Vellore HG 5 handstampVelloreMadrasRed1838–1841CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Vizagapatam HG 5 handstampVizagapatamMadrasBlack1827CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Vizianagarum HG 5 handstampVizianagarumMadrasRed1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Wallajahabad HG 5 handstamp2WallajahabadMadrasRed1845–1846Common
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