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Hand Struck Stamps

Handstamp type

Ex-territorial British handstamps of pre-1854 India

British post office marks used in territory outside direct Company administration. The census records 86 Ex-territorial British marks across 12 post offices of pre-1854 India — compare them below by presidency, office and date. See also the glossary for related terms.

Bengal Presidency24 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore MN 2 (Ex-territorial British)1ChandernagoreMN 2Bengal18211 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore MN 1 (Ex-territorial British)3ChandernagoreMN 1Bengal1819–18233 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)23ChandernagoreHG 1BengalBlack1823–1830CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Chandernagore HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)4ChandernagoreHG 2BengalRed1843–1852Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)PatnaHG 1BengalBlack1785RareHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 3 (Ex-territorial British)PatnaHG 3BengalBlack1797RareHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)4PatnaHG 2BengalRed1795–1814RareHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 4 (Ex-territorial British)1PatnaHG 4BengalBlack18161 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 5 (Ex-territorial British)2PatnaHG 5BengalBlack18182 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 6 (Ex-territorial British)7PatnaHG 6BengalBlack1823–1829CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 7 (Ex-territorial British)2PatnaHG 7BengalBlack1824–18292 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 9 (Ex-territorial British)PatnaHG 9BengalMauve18301 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 10a (Ex-territorial British)1PatnaHG 10aBengalRed1832Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 10 (Ex-territorial British)5PatnaHG 10BengalBlack1831–1835ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 12 (Ex-territorial British)2PatnaHG 12BengalBlack1835ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 8 (Ex-territorial British)5PatnaHG 8BengalBlack1830–1835Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 11 (Ex-territorial British)2PatnaHG 11BengalBlack1834–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 13 (Ex-territorial British)1PatnaHG 13BengalRed1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 15 (Ex-territorial British)4PatnaHG 15BengalBlack1839–1847CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 16 (Ex-territorial British)1PatnaHG 16BengalRed1847–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Patna HG 14 (Ex-territorial British)4PatnaHG 14BengalRed1838–1852CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Serampore HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)13SeramporeHG 1BengalBlack1821–1837Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Serampore HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)SeramporeHG 2BengalRed1846ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Sylhet HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)9SylhetHG 1BengalBlack1810–1831Very scarce

North Western Provinces38 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)AgraHG 2N.W. ProvincesRed18281 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 3 (Ex-territorial British)1AgraHG 3N.W. ProvincesBlack1835ScarceHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)22AgraHG 1N.W. ProvincesBlack1823–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 4A (Ex-territorial British)1AgraHG 4AN.W. ProvincesRed18371 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 4 (Ex-territorial British)2AgraHG 4N.W. ProvincesBlack1833–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 7 (Ex-territorial British)1AgraHG 7N.W. ProvincesOrange18432 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 10 (Ex-territorial British)2AgraHG 10N.W. ProvincesRed1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 9 (Ex-territorial British)AgraHG 9N.W. ProvincesBlack1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 13 (Ex-territorial British)AgraHG 13N.W. ProvincesRed1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 6 (Ex-territorial British)7AgraHG 6N.W. ProvincesRed1838–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 12 (Ex-territorial British)4AgraHG 12N.W. ProvincesBlack1842–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 5 (Ex-territorial British)5AgraHG 5N.W. ProvincesBlack1837–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 8 (Ex-territorial British)2AgraHG 8N.W. ProvincesRed1844–1850CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 11 (Ex-territorial British)4AgraHG 11N.W. ProvincesRed1845–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 14 (Ex-territorial British)1AgraHG 14N.W. ProvincesBlack1851Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 16 (Ex-territorial British)AgraHG 16N.W. ProvincesBlack1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 17 (Ex-territorial British)1AgraHG 17N.W. ProvincesRed1851–1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 18 (Ex-territorial British)1AgraHG 18N.W. ProvincesBlack1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Agra HG 15 (Ex-territorial British)3AgraHG 15N.W. ProvincesRed1852–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Almora HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)3AlmoraHG 1N.W. ProvincesBlack1823–1834Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Almora HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)1AlmoraHG 2N.W. ProvincesRed1838–1840CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Almora HG 3 (Ex-territorial British)AlmoraHG 3N.W. ProvincesRed1847CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Almora HG 4 (Ex-territorial British)AlmoraHG 4N.W. ProvincesBlack1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 3 (Ex-territorial British)1LucknowHG 3N.W. ProvincesBlack18331 example recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)23LucknowHG 1N.W. ProvincesBlack1809–1835CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 4 (Ex-territorial British)3LucknowHG 4N.W. ProvincesBlack1832–18363 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 5b (Ex-territorial British)LucknowHG 5bN.W. ProvincesRed1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 5a (Ex-territorial British)LucknowHG 5aN.W. ProvincesRed1841CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)3LucknowHG 2N.W. ProvincesRed1838–18453 examples recordedHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 5 (Ex-territorial British)1LucknowHG 5N.W. ProvincesRed1842–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 9 (Ex-territorial British)1LucknowHG 9N.W. ProvincesBlack1844–1845CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 7 (Ex-territorial British)1LucknowHG 7N.W. ProvincesGreen1846RareHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 6 (Ex-territorial British)2LucknowHG 6N.W. ProvincesBlack1844–1847RareHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 11 (Ex-territorial British)LucknowHG 11N.W. ProvincesRed1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 8 (Ex-territorial British)3LucknowHG 8N.W. ProvincesRed1844–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 12 (Ex-territorial British)1LucknowHG 12N.W. ProvincesBlack1852–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 13 (Ex-territorial British)2LucknowHG 13N.W. ProvincesRed1838–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lucknow HG 10 (Ex-territorial British)4LucknowHG 10N.W. ProvincesBlack1849–1855Common

Punjab12 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)LodianahHG 2PunjabBlack1835CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)3LodianahHG 1PunjabBlack1824–1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 9 (Ex-territorial British)38LodianahHG 9PunjabBlack1837–1842CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 3 (Ex-territorial British)9LodianahHG 3PunjabRed1838–1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 5 (Ex-territorial British)LodianahHG 5PunjabRed1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 7 (Ex-territorial British)1LodianahHG 7PunjabRed1840–1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 8 (Ex-territorial British)1LodianahHG 8PunjabRed1844CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 4 (Ex-territorial British)33LodianahHG 4PunjabBlack1839–1848CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 11 (Ex-territorial British)1LodianahHG 11PunjabBlack1850Very scarceHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 6 (Ex-territorial British)1LodianahHG 6PunjabRed1837–1851CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 10 (Ex-territorial British)1LodianahHG 10PunjabBlack1850–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Lodianah HG 12 (Ex-territorial British)4LodianahHG 12PunjabRed1852–1858Common

Bombay Presidency2 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Damaun HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)DamaunHG 2BombayMauve1853–1854CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Damaun HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)11DamaunHG 1BombayMauve1852–1859Very scarce

Madras Presidency9 offices

Handstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)4TanjoreHG 1MadrasBlack1796–1819RareHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 2 (Ex-territorial British)TanjoreHG 2MadrasBlack1821CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 3 (Ex-territorial British)2TanjoreHG 3MadrasRed1830–1834CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 4 (Ex-territorial British)TanjoreHG 4MadrasBlack1837CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 5 (Ex-territorial British)2TanjoreHG 5MadrasRed1847CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 6 (Ex-territorial British)2TanjoreHG 6MadrasBlack1848–1849CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 8 (Ex-territorial British)TanjoreHG 8MadrasRed1853CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tanjore HG 7 (Ex-territorial British)10TanjoreHG 7MadrasRed1853–1860CommonHandstruck stamp of India — Tranquebar HG 1 (Ex-territorial British)6TranquebarHG 1MadrasBlack1800–1829Rare
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Ex-territorial British handstamps of pre-1854 India — 86 recorded marks