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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp designation

HG 7

The HG 7 handstamp is recorded in 55 pre-1854 post offices of India. Each office struck its own HG 7 mark — compare them below by presidency, colour and recorded dates. Designations follow the Giles catalogue numbering.

Bengal Presidency10 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Barrackpore HG 7 handstamp1BarrackporeBengalRed1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Berhampore HG 7 handstamp2BerhamporeBengalBlack1840–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bhauglepoor HG 7 handstampBhauglepoorBengalRed1855CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Calcutta HG 7 handstamp1CalcuttaBengalBlack1788Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Chuprah HG 7 handstampChuprahBengalPurple1838ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Dacca HG 7 handstamp3DaccaBengalBlack1812–1818CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Dinapore HG 7 handstamp2DinaporeBengalRed1840–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — DumDum HG 7 handstamp7DumDumBengalRed1842–1848ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Kedgeree HG 7 handstamp13KedgereeBengalBlack1838–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 7 handstamp2PatnaBengalBlack1824–18292 examples recorded

North Western Provinces16 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 7 handstamp1AgraN.W. ProvincesOrange18432 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Ajmere HG 7 handstamp1AjmereN.W. ProvincesRed1851–1853ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Allahabad HG 7 handstamp7AllahabadN.W. ProvincesRed1828–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Allyghur HG 7 handstamp1AllyghurN.W. ProvincesBlack1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Benares HG 7 handstamp5BenaresN.W. ProvincesRed1838–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cawnpore HG 7 handstamp1CawnporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Delhi HG 7 handstamp1DelhiN.W. ProvincesBlack1843CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Ghazeepore HG 7 handstampGhazeeporeN.W. ProvincesBlack1838CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Gwalior HG 7 handstamp9GwaliorN.W. ProvincesRed1843–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Kamptee HG 7 handstampKampteeN.W. ProvincesBlack1849–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Landour HG 7 handstamp3LandourN.W. ProvincesRed1853–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 7 handstamp1LucknowN.W. ProvincesGreen1846RareHandstruck stamp of India — Merut HG 7 handstamp4MerutN.W. ProvincesRed1843–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mirzapore HG 7 handstamp6MirzaporeN.W. ProvincesRed1841–1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Muttra HG 7 handstamp2MuttraN.W. ProvincesRedScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Rajputana HG 7 handstampRajputanaN.W. ProvincesBlack1835Common

Punjab6 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Ferozepore HG 7 handstamp2FerozeporePunjabRed1842–1843ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Lahore HG 7 handstamp13LahorePunjabRed1850–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 7 handstamp1LodianahPunjabRed1840–1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Peshawur HG 7 handstampPeshawurPunjabRed1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Simla HG 7 handstamp7SimlaPunjabBlack1849–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Umbalah HG 7 handstampUmbalahPunjabRed1848Common

Bombay Presidency4 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Belgaum HG 7 handstamp3BelgaumBombayBlackCommonHandstruck stamp of India — Bombay HG 7 handstampBombayBombayRed1823–1833CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Poona HG 7 handstamp3PoonaBombayRed1832–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Sholapoor HG 7 handstamp2SholapoorBombayBlue1853Common

Sindh1 office

Handstruck stamp of India — Karatchee HG 7 handstamp7KaratcheeSindhRed1851–1856Common

Madras Presidency18 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Bangalore HG 7 handstamp1BangaloreMadrasRed1830–1865RareHandstruck stamp of India — Bellary HG 7 handstamp1BellaryMadrasBlack1840–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Cannanore HG 7 handstamp1CannanoreMadrasRed1839–1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Hyderabad HG 7 handstamp7HyderabadMadrasRed1839–1858CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Madras HG 7 handstamp3MadrasMadrasBlack1816–1823Very commonHandstruck stamp of India — Madura HG 7 handstampMaduraMadrasRed1848–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Masulipatam HG 7 handstampMasulipatamMadrasBlack1838CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Mount HG 7 handstamp4MountMadrasRed1841–1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Negapatam HG 7 handstampNegapatamMadrasRed1841–1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Palamcotah HG 7 handstamp1PalamcotahMadrasRed1856–1857CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Pondicherry HG 7 handstamp17PondicherryMadrasRed1838–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Secunderabad HG 7 handstampSecunderabadMadrasBlack1837–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Seringapatam HG 7 handstampSeringapatamMadrasRed1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 7 handstamp10TanjoreMadrasRed1853–1860CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tranquebar HG 7 handstamp1TranquebarMadrasBlack1852–1856CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Trichinopoly HG 7 handstampTrichinopolyMadrasRed1836CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Vizagapatam HG 7 handstamp2VizagapatamMadrasRed1839–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Wallajahabad HG 7 handstamp1WallajahabadMadrasRed1845Scarce
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HG 7 Handstamp — 55 Pre-1854 India Post Offices